From the picture of the knuckle bones, it likes like Neanderthal fingers probably didn't recurve much... Neither do mine. Neanderthals seem to have "had hands...
Apedplatypus potentiogenitor? The movement seems to be already in place: the Leakeys find the fossils, lots of others can't wait to change the names. I...
Dutch: "There is no question that the distinction between the two types is genetic, and that the modern human hand is quite variable, perhaps more so than it...
... Personally I am not surprised by this. As fellow sapienoids, the N's shared with us millions of years of tool-making ancestors. That they were adept tool...
... Glad you posted this link. It made a really interesting read, and some of the things Auel had to say are quite relevant to many of the discussions we have...
... Assuming this to be true(and from my experience, there's no reason to believe that it isn't), then why don't many paleoanthropologists and other workers in...
... [Walker, Robert Ph.D.] They leave me scratching my head, believe me. Personally, I think some workers (but by no means all) get a kind of tunnel vision....
... Hi Anne, Your observations about the man and his daughters is interesting. It is my impression that men's hands may vary a bit more than women's hands do....
Of course, hands change with work. I worked in a Detroit steel factory making steering wheels in the late 50's. I remember one lunch hour deciding to go over...
"When Bigfoot Attacks: Astonishing tales of threats, assaults and abductions" can be found at: http://paranormal.about.com/cs/bigfootsasquatch/a/aa033103.htm ...
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All: In light of the current discussion of Neandertal capacities for precision grips, it may interest some of you to browse through the "Files" section of...
Hi Bob, That is true but only partly. When working in a paint warehouse, handling a lot of heavy cases, my hands were somewhat larger than they are now, but...
Dale, Robert, and all: That is why Wolpoff refers to humans as a "polytypic" species. His contention is that humans from H.erectus on have always been...
Dale: Your observations about the man and his daughters is interesting. It is my impression that men's hands may vary a bit more than women's hands do. I...
Bob: Of course, hands change with work. I worked in a Detroit steel factory making steering wheels in the late 50's. I remember one lunch hour deciding to go...
... [Walker, Robert Ph.D.] Absolutely. -- Robert A. Walker, Ph.D. Biological Anthropologist Anatomist Head, Department of Basic Sciences New York Chiropractic...
... [Walker, Robert Ph.D.] snip ... [Walker, Robert Ph.D.] Again, absolutely. Mechanical loading has a tremendous affect on growth of tissue. That's pretty...
... More anecdote if you have the patience! My mother while smaller than I, had extremely large, strong, broad hands. The only hard work she put them to was...
... Hi Maria, It seems to me that type of human hand has very little to do with being able to take up a complex role in modern society, even though expressions...
... snip ... -- Robert A. Walker, Ph.D. Biological Anthropologist Anatomist Head, Department of Basic Sciences New York Chiropractic College 2360 State Route...
Anne Gilbert saw this story on BBC News Online and thought you should see it. ** Message ** From BBC News, this looks like the germ of an interesting story. ...
All: Yeah, yeah, I know this came out a couple years back, but if you want to hear what a replica of the famous or infamous Divje Babe object may have sounded...
All: Sorry about the length here, but I couldn't find an URL to refer you to, and the story is interesting, courtesy of Evolutionary Psychology Anne G UF...
... =============================== Anne: I am too techno-obsolete to use realplayer on my dinosaur computer. So I can't hear it. But you having heard it, what...
... computer. So ... kilter? ... No, nothing's "out of kilter with ATema or the flute. What was "out of kilter" was that somehow the sentence, which was...
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