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To: average joe who wrote (24542)	5/17/2009 1:17:54 PM
From: koan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36917

That we may have eaten Neanderthal makes perfect sense. We know humans engaged in cannibalism until very recently as a way of life in many places and especially New Guinea. They may still be doing so in rural areas. We also know it was common for the women and children of New guinea to eat the dead, as the men took all the good food and left the women and children to starve. We know because of a (mad cow type) disease which only the women and children got from eating human brain tissue. As I undestand it, the Neanderthal was short, squat and very powerful and an ambush hunter; while the newly arrived homosapian was tall and thin (good runners) and had a throwing stick which allowed them to kill at a greater distance. Sort of like people fighting with spears, fighting people with arrows. Interstingly, while humans have a cranial capacity of 1300 to 1500 CC's, Neanderthal had a cranial capacety of 1500 to 1800 cc's. Climate change would not have given homospaian and advantage, as Neanderthal was much better adapted to climate change than homosapian.

To: average joe who wrote (24542)	5/17/2009 5:57:47 PM
From: Maurice Winn	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 36917

Cannibalism is normal in humans. Maoris, Hawaiians, Fijians and many others were eating opposition well into the 19th century colonial times. It is obvious that people were doing that umpty thousand years ago when there was no habeas corpus but lots of eat corpses. <Rozzi believes the jawbone provides crucial evidence that humans attacked Neanderthals, and sometimes killed them, bringing back their bodies to caves to eat or to use their skulls or teeth as trophies. "For years, people have tried to hide away from the evidence of cannibalism, but I think we have to accept it took place," he added. > Mqurice