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Very interesting! I'm glad that Neanderthals weren't clueless brutes. My DNA shows 4%, which is high

Posted by Sia

on August 17, 2026, 9:02 am, in reply to "13 Things Early Humans Did That Scientists Still Cannot Explain"

✏️ Edited by Sia on August 17, 2026, 9:03 am

Of course, that's fairly normal for Scandinavian DNA profiles.

I love this kind of article for its mystery as well as its factual nature. Who doesn't wonder about how early humans lived, died, and ultimately turned into us?

In a world where you can be anything, choose to be kind.

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13 Things Early Humans Did That Scientists Still Cannot Explain - Christopher Blackwell August 16, 2026, 5:45 pm

The Latin word "tibia" means "flute." - Pikes Peak 14115 August 18, 2026, 4:33 pm
It seems to me that there is no reason to assume - Trudy August 17, 2026, 2:28 pm
- Australia is hundreds to thousands of miles from most other land masses - Sia August 17, 2026, 3:55 pm
  - Well, they would've observed many other islands in the area - greenman August 17, 2026, 5:14 pm
    - Perfectly true. However, the researchers are just saying that such a long trip would have required p - Sia August 17, 2026, 5:43 pm
      - Ignorant people thought the Earth was flat - greenman August 18, 2026, 11:37 am
        
        Yes, but we are talking about early humans in prehistoric times. - Sia August 18, 2026, 12:54 pm
        
        Right. Ignorant people. - greenman August 18, 2026, 5:23 pm
        
        They could have been smarter than people today in some ways... - Skye August 18, 2026, 3:05 pm
        
        They must have been very advanced thinkers. - Trudy August 19, 2026, 12:30 am
        
        Absolutely - Skye August 19, 2026, 12:47 am
        
        If those ultra educated people couldnt get it right, HOW does anyone know that - Sia August 19, 2026, 10:07 am
        
        Fun Facts - Skye August 19, 2026, 11:37 am
        
        So it wasn't modern scientists who messed up the measurements? - Sia August 19, 2026, 5:04 pm
        
        Maybe we didn't read that... - Skye August 19, 2026, 7:20 pm
        
        I read it originally that the ancients got it right but modern day (recent) scientists did not. - Sia August 19, 2026, 9:23 pm
        
        In my first post... - Skye August 20, 2026, 1:08 am
        
        You're not alone - Pikes Peak 14115 August 19, 2026, 5:35 pm
        
        I don't think I've ever seen that musical? - Sia August 19, 2026, 7:10 pm
        
        Take time and watch it - Pikes Peak 14115 August 19, 2026, 9:14 pm
        
        I hope that.... - Skye August 20, 2026, 1:18 am
        
        Wouldn't it be something to find something - Trudy August 19, 2026, 1:51 am
        
        Does make you wonder... - Skye August 19, 2026, 6:55 am
        
        How does an ultra religious person not know what they'll be doing in heaven? - Sia August 19, 2026, 10:30 am
        
        Well... - Skye August 19, 2026, 11:49 am
        
        Yeah, I figured as much. Southern Baptist? - Sia August 19, 2026, 5:00 pm
        
        The way I understood it - Trudy August 19, 2026, 1:25 pm
        
        LOL! Oh honey, you're doing it wrong if you think that! **chuckle** - Sia August 19, 2026, 5:14 pm
        
        Well, I haven't done it for 16 years, but I'm sure an eternal orgasm would get irritating after a - Trudy August 19, 2026, 6:42 pm
        
        It's been that long since Mark died? I didnt realize that so much time has passed. - Sia August 19, 2026, 7:13 pm
        
        Yep, August 26, 2010 5:30 AM. - Trudy August 19, 2026, 7:24 pm
        
        People who study the bible intently.... - Skye August 19, 2026, 2:30 pm
        
        They take everything on faith - greenman August 19, 2026, 10:35 am
        
        Religion. - Trudy August 19, 2026, 10:19 am
        
        Australian aboriginals had a "dream time." - Pikes Peak 14115 August 18, 2026, 4:43 pm
  - Re: Australia is hundreds to thousands of miles from most other land masses - Trudy August 17, 2026, 4:27 pm
    - What makes you think that is merely an opinion? - Sia August 17, 2026, 5:10 pm
      - There is no way to know if they knew about Australia's existence. - Trudy August 17, 2026, 8:14 pm
        
        Well, if they did know of it, then someone HAD to have taken to the sea first to either find it or - Sia August 18, 2026, 1:08 pm
        
        That is my point. - Trudy August 18, 2026, 1:42 pm
        
        Agreed - greenman August 18, 2026, 5:56 pm
        
        They were kind of forced to do it - Trudy August 18, 2026, 8:29 pm
        
        I was wrong again. - Trudy August 18, 2026, 8:37 pm
        
        Environmental causes are a big mover of people - greenman August 19, 2026, 9:37 am
        
        Well it's hard to know, but.... - Skye August 18, 2026, 11:49 am
        
        There are a handful of smaller islands quite close to Australia, like within a few miles and - Sia August 18, 2026, 1:17 pm
- It was worth the bother even if you dismissed one claim. - Sia August 17, 2026, 3:31 pm
Very interesting! I'm glad that Neanderthals weren't clueless brutes. My DNA shows 4%, which is high - Sia August 17, 2026, 9:02 am

Fascinating stuff - greenman August 17, 2026, 8:24 am
- I don't oppose the concept that alien critters could have shown early species a thing or two. Howeve - Sia August 17, 2026, 9:09 am
  - I do not trust Grok on most things, but - Trudy August 19, 2026, 7:31 pm
  - More helpful to give them a case of iron chisels - greenman August 17, 2026, 5:17 pm

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