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AresM

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16. Homo-neanderthalensis were in fact human

Tue Jan 24, 2023, 03:15 PM

Jan 2023

The headline doesn't work. It is incorrect. Homo means hominid and that means human. Homo-sapiens means "Wise Human". The first major neanderthal find was in Neander Valley in Germany. Tal is the german word for Valley. So Homo-neanderthalensis means "Human from Neander Valley".

The headline should be changed to match the one written by the original author Paul Pettitt or should be reworded to say, "...were not made by 'modern' humans".

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THE OLDEST PAINTINGS EVER FOUND ON EARTH WERE NOT MADE BY HUMANS -- RESEARCH [View all] Judi Lynn Jan 2023 OP

So . . . Neanderthals were not human? Aussie105 Jan 2023 #1

I had the same thought. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jan 2023 #2

Are Neanderthals classified as humans? billh58 Jan 2023 #4

I thought the Neanderthals were human. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #5

Sapiens, Neanderthal, Denisovan, and wnylib Jan 2023 #11

Ah, thanks! ShazzieB Jan 2023 #13

My anthro classes were years ago, too, but wnylib Jan 2023 #14

Hmm. Marcuse Jan 2023 #15

+1 2naSalit Jan 2023 #7

That's my take on it, too. wnylib Jan 2023 #10

The clickbait is strong with this one. nt BWdem4life Jan 2023 #12

The original headline at Inverse.com should say "... by Neaderthals" Tetrachloride Jan 2023 #3

True. ShazzieB Jan 2023 #6

Studies have shown they became extinct because they didn't vote. twodogsbarking Jan 2023 #8

glad to see so many quickly on the correction. stopdiggin Jan 2023 #9

Homo-neanderthalensis were in fact human AresM Jan 2023 #16

welcome to DU gopiscrap Feb 2023 #17