Respect to our Neanderthal ancestors whom I would describe as 'Metal'

#Neanderthals #Hominins #Dentistry #Prehistory

Would You Want This Guy As Your Dentist?

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://defector.com/would-you-want-this-guy-as-your-dentist

The idea that Neanderthals were brutish, stupid, and less well adapted than Homo sapiens and other Homo species has been well debunked. This is more evidence.

#Science #Evolution #Hominins https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/05/neanderthals-drilled-cavities-to-treat-a-toothache-59000-years-ago/

Insights into firewood use by early Middle Pleistocene hominins

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277379126001824

#HackerNews #firewood #use #hominins #Middle #Pleistocene #archaeology #ancient #technology

Chimpanzees resemble us humans more than I thought.
They, too, can be divided into groups that attack each other to kill.

From a BBC article:
«If chimpanzees - one of the species closest to humans genetically - could do so without human constructs of religion, ethnicity and political beliefs, then "relational dynamics may play a larger causal role in human conflict than often assumed", [Sandel, an anthropologist from the University of Texas in the US, and co-director of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project, and his colleagues] added.»

Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers
<https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr71lkzv49po>

#GroupConflict
#HomininConflict
#Hominins

Never mind Band-Aids, Neanderthals had antiseptic birch tar

Our view of Neanderthal life keeps getting more complex and vibrant.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/never-mind-band-aids-neanderthals-had-antiseptic-birch-tar/#ancient-people-did-stuff #anthropology #antibiotics #archaeology #herbal-remedies #hominins #neanderthals #paleoanthropology #science

Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine – SAPIENS

Before the biochemistry of fermentation was scientifically understood, the magical transformation of grape juice into wine was seen as the work of divinities. With its ability to lift the spirits and encourage conviviality, friendship, and even love, wine was consi…
#wine #MediterraneanWine #Wine #español #food #history #Hominins #Mediterranean #Paleolithic
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2560950/turning-points-in-the-evolution-of-wine-sapiens/

Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine – SAPIENS

Before the biochemistry of fermentation was scientifically understood, the magical transformation of grape juice into wine was seen as the work of divinities. With its ability to lift the spirits…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #mediterranean #MediterraneanDiet #MediterraneanFood #MediterraneanWine #Wine #español #history #Hominins #Mediterranean #Paleolithic
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2560950/turning-points-in-the-evolution-of-wine-sapiens/

Turning Points in the Evolution of Wine – SAPIENS

Before the biochemistry of fermentation was scientifically understood, the magical transformation of grape juice into wine was seen as the work of divinities. With its ability to lift the spirits and encourage conviviality, friendship, and even lov…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #MediterraneanWine #Wine #español #history #Hominins #Mediterranean #Paleolithic
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2560950/turning-points-in-the-evolution-of-wine-sapiens/