New and Unusual Findings on Neanderthals
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Neanderthals liked their veggies, too -------------------- Often considered pure meat eaters, a new analysis of Neanderthal teeth shows that the species also ate plants and even cooked them. The finding challenges the idea that limited food sources caused their extinction.
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times December 31 2010, 5:33 PM PST Neanderthals ate plants — and even cooked them — just as their human cousins did, according to a new analysis of Neanderthal teeth. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-neanderthals-20110101,0,573797.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com
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DNA tests confirm a previously unknown hominid species -------------------- The species probably diverged from the Neanderthal line 350,000 years ago. Researchers believe they ranged widely throughout East Asia and interbred with humans in the South Pacific.
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times December 24 2010, 5:02 PM PST After sequencing the DNA from a 30,000-year-old pinkie finger discovered in a Siberian cave, researchers have confirmed that it belonged to a previously unknown hominid species that probably diverged from the Neanderthal line about 350,000 years ago. The complete article can be viewed at:http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-new-hominid-20101224,0,7535503.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com
Story 1:
Neanderthals liked their veggies, too -------------------- Often considered pure meat eaters, a new analysis of Neanderthal teeth shows that the species also ate plants and even cooked them. The finding challenges the idea that limited food sources caused their extinction.
By Amina Khan, Los Angeles Times December 31 2010, 5:33 PM PST Neanderthals ate plants — and even cooked them — just as their human cousins did, according to a new analysis of Neanderthal teeth. The complete article can be viewed at: http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-neanderthals-20110101,0,573797.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com
Story 2:
DNA tests confirm a previously unknown hominid species -------------------- The species probably diverged from the Neanderthal line 350,000 years ago. Researchers believe they ranged widely throughout East Asia and interbred with humans in the South Pacific.
By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times December 24 2010, 5:02 PM PST After sequencing the DNA from a 30,000-year-old pinkie finger discovered in a Siberian cave, researchers have confirmed that it belonged to a previously unknown hominid species that probably diverged from the Neanderthal line about 350,000 years ago. The complete article can be viewed at:http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-new-hominid-20101224,0,7535503.story Visit latimes.com at http://www.latimes.com
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