>Date:    Mon, 28 Dec 1998 11:36:08 -0600
>From:    Julie Jarvis RPA-C <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Neanderthals and Hunting
>
>I saw a very interesting segment of a show on the Discovery Channel on
>Saturday night.

I saw the same show.  This theory has been circulating for at least a
couple of years.  The data do seem sound.

>They didn't discuss use of the atlatl, or they fact that their diet
probably allowed them to
>heal fast.

That's an assumption, maybe that's why they didn't mention it.

If any of you have come across a written version of this
>study (Ray??), let me know.

There is an article in a past National Geographic on Neanderthals that
you should check into.  Search for Neanderthals in National Geographics
in the last 2-3 years, maybe a little more.

Also note that modern humans appear to have descended from Cro-Magnon
Man, not Neanderthals.

In fact, one reason Neanderthals may have died out was their diet or
hunting techniques.  Maybe they couldn't adapt when their prey died out.

James Crocker
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