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Anthropology

SarcasticSatyr

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4. Poor headline, Neanderthals did not exist "millions" of years ago ...

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Tue Aug 29, 2023, 12:10 PM

Aug 2023

the most recent data suggests that they evolved around 300 thousand years ago, and the best examples of Neanderthal fossils date from 130 thousand to 40 thousand years.

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Scientists discover that neanderthals were getting high on psychedelics millions of years ago [View all] Judi Lynn Aug 2023 OP

Not a suprise at all. We sentient beings love to play with our minds. nt Biophilic Aug 2023 #1

Party animals! Beastly Boy Aug 2023 #2

Doood... progressoid Aug 2023 #3

Poor headline, Neanderthals did not exist "millions" of years ago ... SarcasticSatyr Aug 2023 #4

Thank you for being picky so I con't have to Warpy Aug 2023 #6

Not the only one who noted that. Duppers Aug 2023 #8

As Hunter/Gatherers I would not be surprised if they came accross Psilocybin and mitch96 Aug 2023 #5

Interesting. But I was left scratching my head about one sentence: 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #7