I wonder if this "treasure" should be recovered at all. The misstatements in this report make me suspicious of the intent of these treasure hunters. As a lifetime student of archaeology, sometimes it's better to leave items in situ than to "recover" them for the wrong reasons.
It is becoming more and more evident that Neaderthals were simply human, homo sapiens. The narrative that they were somehow a different species is based less on evidence than on bias. And that bias is not unlike that which we experience today. For example, if a person doesn't look the same as us, many people assume that these people are not as intelligent as they are, a bit less human than they are. These kinds of biases are consistent with the false evolutionary narrative. As real science learns more and more about the reality we live in (and that is what real science is), there is less and less room for false evolutionary narratives.
"Junk DNA" is false argument from evolutionary ignorance. It simply asserts that since we don't know what a strand of DNA does, it must be junk. And since it is junk, it must be leftover detritus from our evolutionary past. Then it is stated that "Junk DNA" is a proof for evolution! But as real science progresses, it is discovering the function of more and more of the non-coding genome, and it is likely that very little, if any is non functional. The false evolutionary narrative of "junk DNA," like its predecessor false evolutionary narrative of "vestigial organs" have hindered the progress of science.
As our understanding of nature increases, there is less and less room for evolution as an explanation.
The Capitoline was/is not considered the traditional location of Romulus' hut. The Palatine is traditionally considered where Romulus built his hut and earliest Rome.
The Roman Senate was not "all-patrician". After 367, plebeians were allowed to run for the consulship and subsequently be members of the Senate, not to mention the Equites (e.g., Cicero) who were also among its body. And 'the Assembly" is a completely inaccurate term? Which assembly: the Comitia Centuriata, Comitia Curiata, Comitia Tributa, or the Concilium Plebis (the only body that was the sole domain of one class, the plebeians)?
I think science is so caught up with post continental earth rather then focus on the notion that when the earth was one large land mass it was populated by homosapiens who continued to evolve further after the separation of the continents. Psuedo science would also do better by focusing on the power of the human mind instead of giving aliens credit for unexplained phenomena.
Isn't it more likely that the people we label Neanderthals were simply bred out ? There have been numerous cataclysmic events both natural and man-made. It would be easy to lose pieces of the puzzle. Just look at all of the waves of migration in the Iberian Peninsula. First various groups of ancient people. Then the tribal people of the classic period who mixed with the Carthaginian and Roman blood lines. Then the vandals and visigothic/ostrogothic blood lines. Of course let's not forget the nearly half mellenia of the Islamic world's blood lines that would later mix with the Celtic bloodlines of the Irish men who flocked to Catholic Spain in hopes of starting a new life away from the English. This is just one little pocket of Europe. I believe it is possible that the Neanderthals were simply assimilated. There are unique blood lines in that area such as the Basque for instance which could at least point us down that particular line of thought.
The scientific value of articles like this is very limited if the objective facts are not observed. Spinning myth and speculation into fact to back-fit a nationalist image of culture and identity is harmful and not truthful. The earliest archeological evidence of written civilization in China is from the Shang dynasty, certainly later than 1600BCE. While "farming" happened in China much earlier, it was not before the Nile, Euphrates, Tigris cultivations. "Civilization" (and archeological evidence!) was well underway in Sumeria, Mesopotamia and Egypt at least 1,000 years and probably 2,000 years before similar processes and organization were evident anywhere in all of China, which includes Mongolia and Tibet for expediency. This does not subtract from an amazing Chinese civilization. But let's keep dates and history factual please. Evidence is all that counts. The dates I use here are readily verifiable and not dependent on myth or speculation.
Problem is the article declines to stop with dogma, The tooth is not 104,000 years old. That is a red herring. What we do know is it is a modern tooth and that it belonged to a child. That it fits a modern tooth supports the six thousand yer old creation model and further detsrys the falsity of billiuons of years and molecules to man.
Well, I assume that the other kingdoms weren't all too happy for all the caring.
Compared to the Shang the Aztecs were a bunch of choirboys. The Shang led expeditions to capture slaves meant for sacrifice. And Lady Hao was not only the general in charge of capturing them, but also high priestess and these where the ones that directed the sacrifices. The famous Shang bronze axes (like the one in the statues) were used to split a prisoner in half at their waist. Another "popular" method was to boil them alive in a bronze vessel.
I find the Shang certainly fascinating but I seriously doubt you could make a happy Bollywood movie about love. Also note that there were two other wives that seem to have been as "loved" as this one.
Hello, I love your article - very well written. I am actually looking for some help. I am arranging the famous work by Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring which is based on ancient pagan ritual of sacrifice to bring about a bountiful harvest. What I need is information on what rituals this would be closest to that there is till some information on and possibly a link to the ritual or a poem in Russian. I have several contact who speak and read Russian but are not aware of any ancient rituals. Can you help? Thanks
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I wonder if this "treasure" should be recovered at all. The misstatements in this report make me suspicious of the intent of these treasure hunters. As a lifetime student of archaeology, sometimes it's better to leave items in situ than to "recover" them for the wrong reasons.
It is becoming more and more evident that Neaderthals were simply human, homo sapiens. The narrative that they were somehow a different species is based less on evidence than on bias. And that bias is not unlike that which we experience today. For example, if a person doesn't look the same as us, many people assume that these people are not as intelligent as they are, a bit less human than they are. These kinds of biases are consistent with the false evolutionary narrative. As real science learns more and more about the reality we live in (and that is what real science is), there is less and less room for false evolutionary narratives.
"Junk DNA" is false argument from evolutionary ignorance. It simply asserts that since we don't know what a strand of DNA does, it must be junk. And since it is junk, it must be leftover detritus from our evolutionary past. Then it is stated that "Junk DNA" is a proof for evolution! But as real science progresses, it is discovering the function of more and more of the non-coding genome, and it is likely that very little, if any is non functional. The false evolutionary narrative of "junk DNA," like its predecessor false evolutionary narrative of "vestigial organs" have hindered the progress of science.
As our understanding of nature increases, there is less and less room for evolution as an explanation.
Lucius Tarquinius Priscus is also known as Tarquinius "the Elder". His son, Tarquinius Superbus is also known as "the Proud."
The Capitoline was/is not considered the traditional location of Romulus' hut. The Palatine is traditionally considered where Romulus built his hut and earliest Rome.
The Roman Senate was not "all-patrician". After 367, plebeians were allowed to run for the consulship and subsequently be members of the Senate, not to mention the Equites (e.g., Cicero) who were also among its body. And 'the Assembly" is a completely inaccurate term? Which assembly: the Comitia Centuriata, Comitia Curiata, Comitia Tributa, or the Concilium Plebis (the only body that was the sole domain of one class, the plebeians)?
This is garbage speculaton based on very scant anecdotal evidence.
Obviously you don’t even understand what “Junk DNA” even means.
I think science is so caught up with post continental earth rather then focus on the notion that when the earth was one large land mass it was populated by homosapiens who continued to evolve further after the separation of the continents. Psuedo science would also do better by focusing on the power of the human mind instead of giving aliens credit for unexplained phenomena.
I agree they were assimilated. It’s possible the “junk” DNA in our bodies is Neanderthal
I like your explanation
Isn't it more likely that the people we label Neanderthals were simply bred out ? There have been numerous cataclysmic events both natural and man-made. It would be easy to lose pieces of the puzzle. Just look at all of the waves of migration in the Iberian Peninsula. First various groups of ancient people. Then the tribal people of the classic period who mixed with the Carthaginian and Roman blood lines. Then the vandals and visigothic/ostrogothic blood lines. Of course let's not forget the nearly half mellenia of the Islamic world's blood lines that would later mix with the Celtic bloodlines of the Irish men who flocked to Catholic Spain in hopes of starting a new life away from the English. This is just one little pocket of Europe. I believe it is possible that the Neanderthals were simply assimilated. There are unique blood lines in that area such as the Basque for instance which could at least point us down that particular line of thought.
The scientific value of articles like this is very limited if the objective facts are not observed. Spinning myth and speculation into fact to back-fit a nationalist image of culture and identity is harmful and not truthful. The earliest archeological evidence of written civilization in China is from the Shang dynasty, certainly later than 1600BCE. While "farming" happened in China much earlier, it was not before the Nile, Euphrates, Tigris cultivations. "Civilization" (and archeological evidence!) was well underway in Sumeria, Mesopotamia and Egypt at least 1,000 years and probably 2,000 years before similar processes and organization were evident anywhere in all of China, which includes Mongolia and Tibet for expediency. This does not subtract from an amazing Chinese civilization. But let's keep dates and history factual please. Evidence is all that counts. The dates I use here are readily verifiable and not dependent on myth or speculation.
Problem is the article declines to stop with dogma, The tooth is not 104,000 years old. That is a red herring. What we do know is it is a modern tooth and that it belonged to a child. That it fits a modern tooth supports the six thousand yer old creation model and further detsrys the falsity of billiuons of years and molecules to man.
You missed the story of my ancestoe, the Dutch ivateer Piet Heyn, who captured a Spanish Silver Fleet in the Caribbean in the 1600s.
Well, I assume that the other kingdoms weren't all too happy for all the caring.
Compared to the Shang the Aztecs were a bunch of choirboys. The Shang led expeditions to capture slaves meant for sacrifice. And Lady Hao was not only the general in charge of capturing them, but also high priestess and these where the ones that directed the sacrifices. The famous Shang bronze axes (like the one in the statues) were used to split a prisoner in half at their waist. Another "popular" method was to boil them alive in a bronze vessel.
I find the Shang certainly fascinating but I seriously doubt you could make a happy Bollywood movie about love. Also note that there were two other wives that seem to have been as "loved" as this one.
I think the most important feature of this archaic language is it links everything together.
It explains small artefacts and features that previous researchers could not explain. For example why are stone circles not perfect circles.
Yep…..I just confirmed the link to China.
China was in direct contact with Mesopotamia
Hello, I love your article - very well written. I am actually looking for some help. I am arranging the famous work by Russian Composer Igor Stravinsky The Rite of Spring which is based on ancient pagan ritual of sacrifice to bring about a bountiful harvest. What I need is information on what rituals this would be closest to that there is till some information on and possibly a link to the ritual or a poem in Russian. I have several contact who speak and read Russian but are not aware of any ancient rituals. Can you help? Thanks
CaCarr - There was no 'bullshit' found inside these mummies!
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