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One of the chief differences between Swedish and English geology/pedology is that a very large part of lowland England has several hundred feet of chalk and clay below the soil, and so has much of nor ...

In a book I'm reading, it says that Oak trees (Quercus) started spreading westward across Europe about 10,000 years ago. But this book also shows the spread of the Lime (Tilia) tree.
A few thoughts ...

we do not make any assumptions about the genealogy of the hominids (etc.) until we actually have evidence for them;
But 'we' don't unearth Neanderthal bones, analyse them, date them or try to extract ...

Why not use the term 'species' to define any range of living things that most people would agree were (for want of a better term) related?
But I can see that we are likely to get into a tangle if the ...

Give it a shot!
OK, I'll try to keep it short and simple, at least to begin with. If it's too simple, just say so.

The first thing to clear up is that the term 'species' does not belong to 'The Re ...

but would he have a bleedin' great brow ridge?
From Wikipedia -- subject Supraorbital Ridge:

Some varieties of modern man have slightly more pronounced ridges than others; for example, indigenous ...

but would he have a bleedin' great brow ridge? Would he have 1500 cc of braincase capacity?
More to the point:
Q. Are there people alive today who have brow ridges similar to the Neanderthals'. (Sp ...

They have built a house of cards by using mathematical equations to explain how the universe SHOULD work rather than observing the cosmos and determining how it actually DOES work.
So true! And this ...

Would Cro-Magnon learn how to light a fire best by a) having Neanderthal tell him b) watching Neanderthal do it or c) forcing Neanderthal to do it for him? I like the third way personally but that may ...

First of all Dan, thanks for your rather more lenient mauling of my posting. Then,in response to

the sum total of every other species' knowledge does bugger all.
Are you old enough to remember ...

No, Xerxes, it's just you that's stuck in the orthodox paradigm
Really? My education must be even poorer than I had imagined. Please point me in the direction of orthodox literature that deals with t ...

140,000 years doing nothing... then suddenly everyone is on scooters.
This is a recurring theme in postings to this topic. The idea that something suddenly happened to humans 30,000 years ago (or 10k ...

There's nothing wrong with my qui vive, mate. The point is that when I came to the AEL I expected some tough talk and challenging arguments -- and I found those. What I never expected to find are arca ...

Xerxes appears to have gone the same way
Cheer up! I'm just a lot more more cautious than I was, that's all. Whether or not it was written by a nutter, THOBR is still one of the best and certainly mo ...

OK, I'm beginning to get the message. (Sorry it took so long, having a brain that is less than the size of a planet is obviously a bit of a handicap in the AEL.)

I can now see that Lodgepole Pine i ...

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Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 2:10 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	One of the chief differences between Swedish and English geology/pedology is that a very large part of lowland England has several hundred feet of chalk and clay below the soil, and so has much of nor ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 7:30 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	In a book I'm reading, it says that Oak trees (Quercus) started spreading westward across Europe about 10,000 years ago. But this book also shows the spread of the Lime (Tilia) tree. A few thoughts ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 6:52 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	we do not make any assumptions about the genealogy of the hominids (etc.) until we actually have evidence for them; But 'we' don't unearth Neanderthal bones, analyse them, date them or try to extract ...
Topic: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 3:28 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	Why not use the term 'species' to define any range of living things that most people would agree were (for want of a better term) related? But I can see that we are likely to get into a tangle if the ...
Topic: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 9:16 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	Give it a shot! OK, I'll try to keep it short and simple, at least to begin with. If it's too simple, just say so. The first thing to clear up is that the term 'species' does not belong to 'The Re ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 10:57 am Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	but would he have a bleedin' great brow ridge? From Wikipedia -- subject Supraorbital Ridge: Some varieties of modern man have slightly more pronounced ridges than others; for example, indigenous ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 3:10 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	but would he have a bleedin' great brow ridge? Would he have 1500 cc of braincase capacity? More to the point: Q. Are there people alive today who have brow ridges similar to the Neanderthals'. (Sp ...
Topic: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	Forum: Life Sciences Posted: 2:33 pm Subject: Origins of....Species
Xerxes Replies: 250 Views: 203165	They have built a house of cards by using mathematical equations to explain how the universe SHOULD work rather than observing the cosmos and determining how it actually DOES work. So true! And this ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 3:09 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Would Cro-Magnon learn how to light a fire best by a) having Neanderthal tell him b) watching Neanderthal do it or c) forcing Neanderthal to do it for him? I like the third way personally but that may ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 7:56 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	First of all Dan, thanks for your rather more lenient mauling of my posting. Then,in response to the sum total of every other species' knowledge does bugger all. Are you old enough to remember ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 12:33 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	No, Xerxes, it's just you that's stuck in the orthodox paradigm Really? My education must be even poorer than I had imagined. Please point me in the direction of orthodox literature that deals with t ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 8:33 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	140,000 years doing nothing... then suddenly everyone is on scooters. This is a recurring theme in postings to this topic. The idea that something suddenly happened to humans 30,000 years ago (or 10k ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 7:03 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	There's nothing wrong with my qui vive, mate. The point is that when I came to the AEL I expected some tough talk and challenging arguments -- and I found those. What I never expected to find are arca ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 6:32 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Xerxes appears to have gone the same way Cheer up! I'm just a lot more more cautious than I was, that's all. Whether or not it was written by a nutter, THOBR is still one of the best and certainly mo ...
Topic: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	Forum: Pre-History Posted: 6:34 pm Subject: Where are all the Neanderthals?
Xerxes Replies: 433 Views: 228118	OK, I'm beginning to get the message. (Sorry it took so long, having a brain that is less than the size of a planet is obviously a bit of a handicap in the AEL.) I can now see that Lodgepole Pine i ...