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50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site



A piece of 50,000-year-old string - the oldest yet discovered - found in a cave in France has cast further doubt on the idea that Neanderthals were cognitively inferior to modern humans.

A study published in Scientific Reports said a tiny, three-ply cord fragment made from bark was spotted on a stone tool recovered from the Abri du Maras.

The cord, believed to have been made with the inner bark of a conifer tree, was approximately 6.2mm long and 0.5mm wide.

Three groups of fibres were separated and twisted clockwise in an "S-twist". Once twisted, the strands were twined anti-clockwise in "Z-twist" to form a cord.

It implies that Neanderthals understood concepts like pairs, sets and numbers.

Twisted fibres provide the basis for clothes, bags, nets and even boats.

Neanderthals - whose species died out about 40,000 years ago - are already known to have made birch bark tar, art and shell beads.

They also controlled fire, lived in shelters, were skilled hunters of large animals and deliberately buried their dead in graves.
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Fascinating .....
Well, they had to tie their white flags up with something.
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Did you ever read The Clan Of The Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. It was the first in the series. It was about Neanderthals & their life style, no idea if it was accurate for historic content, but it did seem so. I think this & the second book were the best.
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Did you ever read The Clan Of The Cave Bear by Jean M. Auel. It was the first in the series. It was about Neanderthals & their life style, no idea if it was accurate for historic content, but it did seem so. I think this & the second book were the best.
I haven't read the book but I have seen the movie:



https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-wa...Cave-Bear-1986

It was entirely unbelieveable but Daryl Hannal was gorgeous .....

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The Clan of the Cave Bear was written and designed entirely as a politically correct book. The movie was ridiculous.

Daryl Hanna as our heroine ? Give me a break ! She certainly looked more like this. And, her legs and armpits would have been hairy.


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I haven't read the book but I have seen the movie:



https://www.quora.com/Where-can-I-wa...Cave-Bear-1986

It was entirely unbelieveable but Daryl Hannal was gorgeous .....

Originally Posted by bakerman ->
The Clan of the Cave Bear was written and designed entirely as a politically correct book. The movie was ridiculous.

Daryl Hanna as our heroine ? Give me a break ! She certainly looked more like this.
Yes, I saw the film, it was rubbish, they should have stuck to the book. The book is much better. Though having said that Ayla, was not a Neanderthal, she was found by them & they brought her up.
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Re: 50,000-year-old string found at France Neanderthal site

Originally Posted by bakerman ->
The Clan of the Cave Bear was written and designed entirely as a politically correct book. The movie was ridiculous.

Daryl Hanna as our heroine ? Give me a break ! She certainly looked more like this.
You can have that one, I'll have Daryl .....
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The Clan of the Cave Bear was written and designed entirely as a politically correct book. The movie was ridiculous.

Daryl Hanna as our heroine ? Give me a break ! She certainly looked more like this.
Originally Posted by Omah ->
You can have that one, I'll have Daryl .....
You missed the point, she could have looked like Daryl, she was not neanderthal.
I think she was Cro magnan. (spelling)
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Originally Posted by bakerman ->
The Clan of the Cave Bear was written and designed entirely as a politically correct book. The movie was ridiculous.

Daryl Hanna as our heroine ? Give me a break ! She certainly looked more like this.
Whichever you prefer bakerman.
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You missed the point, she could have looked like Daryl, she was not neanderthal.
Erm, I didn't miss the point .....
 
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