Comments on: Neandertal Broad Noses Due To Lower Face Prognathism

By: naturalpsychology

naturalpsychology — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 14:40:22 +0000

It is of interest that Wolopoff feels that some Neandertal fossils, might be in fact human. He states in the publication The Origin of Life – http://www.jw-media.org – http://www.jw.org – that “Neandertals may have been a true human race.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology, “How Neandertals Inform Human Variation.” 2009, p.91

One college anthropology textbook indicates that Vikings from 1,000 years ago had the same skeletal features as Neandertals. Additionally, many Aboriginal and tribal people today have similar facial features, including high browridges, as what are classified as Neandertals.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 22:29:23 +0000

It’s not mumbo jumbo what so ever. Neanderthals lived in western europe and faced extreme cold/diminishing resources. They short bodies became muscular, developed stronger supra orbital ridges and yes, their large protruding noses were also a result from the cold climate. Neanderthals were very smart, their brain size was 1400cc. This is bigger than our archaic sapiens ancestors.

By: Rosario Argentina

Rosario Argentina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 05:01:38 +0000

I wonder could it be possible that Neanderthals when climate started getting too warm for them, started going up high into mountains looking for colder areas. What if some descendents are still living very high in the Caucasus Mountains or in the Himalaya or in any other part of Eurasia? Rosario. (‘Well, this is my hope that some of them still living, but then I think if this is possible, the contact with us may hurt them)

By: Four Stone Hearth: Late Night Election Night « Archaeoporn

Four Stone Hearth: Late Night Election Night « Archaeoporn — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 16:56:16 +0000

[...] Anthropology.net brings a second interesting article dealing with physical anthropology. Neanderthal Broad Noses Due to Lower Face Prognathism offers a discussion of the nature of Neanderthal nasal physiology. All this may sound like adaptionist mumbo-jumbo, but researchers have observed these adaptations to cold climate in other animals. Compare the profiles of polar bears, walruses, and mammoths to cheetahs, antelopes, and giraffes, and you’ll see how some of this makes sense [...]

By: DDeden

DDeden — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:39:24 +0000

http://forums.deeperblue.com/736703-post80.html

shows the difference between mid face prognathic (neandertal, H erectus) and lower face prognathic profiles (the Black Skull, P boisei).