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40. Right. I've downloaded the raw data and done some research on the web. Of course, there are some

Thu May 26, 2016, 04:03 PM

May 2016

things I just don't want to know. I can't even remember now what I looked up. Nothing that said I was a genius and eminently good-looking and would live to be 140. OTOH, I didn't find anything that DIDN'T say that!

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The work of Neanderthals: Ancient ring-like structures date from 176,000 years ago [View all] Zorro May 2016 OP

Those guys always seem to get a bad rap. dawg May 2016 #1

The joke's on us. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #13

My nephew's fiance took a DNA test. She is 5% Neanderthal. Very smart girl ALBliberal May 2016 #17

That is the highest Neanderthal % I have heard of. Enthusiast May 2016 #23

I must have recalled it wrong probably 2 or 3% ALBliberal May 2016 #30

I believe I read somewhere that Europeans were generally between 2% and 5% Neanderthal DNA. Enthusiast May 2016 #31

Wow, 5% is really high. Usually it's around 2% in Europeans. nt thereismore May 2016 #24

Mine registers at <4% Zorro May 2016 #50

Yes, that sounds right. 4% is quite high. nt thereismore May 2016 #51

I bet she's great at barbecueing meat (nt) Nye Bevan May 2016 #38

She's a vegetarian!! By ALBliberal May 2016 #39

Intro Anthro prof clearly had a higher %, an observation he enjoyed sharing in class bigbrother05 May 2016 #20

We survived through assimilation, I imagine. Baitball Blogger May 2016 #43

I believe it's 2 to 4%. But your point still stands. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #44

The studies I saw were published in 2014. Act_of_Reparation May 2016 #48

Yep, I think you're right. Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #49

Larger brain/mass ratio than Homo sapiens but greiner3 May 2016 #18

We don't know anything about white and gray matter of Neanderthals. It's all conjecture. nt thereismore May 2016 #25

Never mind the color of the brain Mike__M May 2016 #27

Exactly. All we know that evidence of symbolic representations, even burials, is somewhat weak. thereismore May 2016 #33

Or they were just bored LOL- My cat does funny things with string snooper2 May 2016 #29

To me it looked like they were just cleaning up. Yupster May 2016 #52

Well, their brains were larger and heavier Warpy May 2016 #32

Gene Simmons lives! Fantastic Anarchist May 2016 #45

Unfortunately, the genome said something a little different Warpy May 2016 #46

You corrected his joke with accuracy. Now it's damned hilarious... LanternWaste May 2016 #54

They were around for a really long time. Blue_In_AK May 2016 #42

The much maligned Neanderthals, whose DNA so many of us share, were Surya Gayatri May 2016 #2

many immunities they gave us. They also had a much, much larger brain than us. Among other things. roguevalley May 2016 #3

Did they have large hands too? beastie boy May 2016 #6

Wow. Thanks for posting. zentrum May 2016 #4

I know we all have some Neanderthal in us, but I loved learning I had more Neanderthal in me than valerief May 2016 #5

I was tested too. Proud 3.1%! nolabear May 2016 #11

Lucky you! You got the test results when they gave out percentages. They don't do that now. I just valerief May 2016 #15

I was lucky. I got in right before the FDA did. nolabear May 2016 #22

Right. I've downloaded the raw data and done some research on the web. Of course, there are some valerief May 2016 #40

k and r niyad May 2016 #7

But what do I know, I'm just a caveman lawyer hibbing May 2016 #8

"Hey George, whatcha buildin'? "Don't know, but it's gonna be the first one". jtuck004 May 2016 #9

OK, but do the scientists know why lindysalsagal May 2016 #10

the very first art installation. nt Javaman May 2016 #12

Could be purely utilitarian, but people will argue till they stroke out. nt thereismore May 2016 #34

but but that is more than 6000 years ago...that can not be true dembotoz May 2016 #14

lolz Snarkoleptic May 2016 #16

Trust my pastor science advisor, good one, lol. sarcasmo May 2016 #47

Build That Wall! elljay May 2016 #19

They Were Smarter Than We First Thought colsohlibgal May 2016 #21

And their ancestors make crop circles. Now we know where it all started. tonyt53 May 2016 #26

Wow! Thanks for posting. tabasco May 2016 #28

It's becoming clear that we are the modern Neanderthals! StarzGuy May 2016 #35

Well "we" being Europeans and Asians Loki Liesmith May 2016 #55

They were French? Bucky May 2016 #36

Wonderful find! lagomorph777 May 2016 #37

Fascinating find! smirkymonkey May 2016 #41

Cylons taught 'em nt MrScorpio May 2016 #53