Neanderthals: Sensible, Decent Homebodies; and My Ancestors
A long time ago, some folks were — apparently — living happily in the Rhône River Valley.
Whether or not they were happy there, we've found evidence that they stayed near what we call the Grotte Mandrin for 50,000 years. And that they somehow managed to keep newcomers from disturbing their solitude: and isolation.
Idyllic as that may seem, keeping themselves free from what my culture called miscegenation may explain why Neanderthals aren't part of today's world. Not as identifiable individuals, at any rate.
- Neanderthals: Finding a New Page From Their Story
- Point, Counterpoint, Neanderthals, the Campbells, and Me
- Muscles, Mammals, and Much More Left to Learn
More at A Catholic Citizen in America.
(DNA from Neanderthal remains in the Grotte Mandrin: where a community was isolated for 50,000 years. Another page from humanity's long story.)
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