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To: Solon who wrote (8664)	3/15/2001 1:39:00 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

The idea of a blessed beginning is one from the tradition in which I was first raised, of course: Judaism. I thought you were referring to the whole scenario, though. Actually, I misspoke. The Neandertal were supplanted by the Cro- magnon. I realized my mistake too late to edit, so I take this opportunity to apologize. As for the manner of succession, I would suppose that there was generational drift in the new direction. According to the current timeline, Neandertals and Cro- magnons coexisted for a long time......

To: Solon who wrote (8664)	3/15/2001 1:52:02 PM
From: Neocon	Respond to of 82486

The anatomic changes between the Neanderthals and early modern humans involved largely a loss of the massiveness characteristic of all archaic humans. Limbs became more gracile, although they were still very muscular by modern human standards. The hand anatomy shifted to emphasize precision grips, and the frequency of lateral movement during walking was reduced. Front teeth became smaller and faces shortened, producing full chins and brows without ridges. Braincases became more elevated and rounded, but brains became no larger, nor, as far as is known, did humans become smarter. britannica.com The question of the relation of Cro-Magnons to the earliest forms of Homo sapiens is still unclear. It does appear, however, that Cro-Magnons (H. sapiens sapiens) and Neanderthals (H. sapiens neanderthalensis) are closer in affinity than was once believed. It long was thought that certain Cro-Magnon traits could be seen in human remains of Middle Pleistocene age (900,000-130,000 years old), but this argument no longer seems convincing. The tendency now is to locate the origin of the Cro-Magnon type in western Asia, as typified by the remains found at the Jebel Qafzeh and Skhul sites in Israel. britannica.com