Over the last three months of learning Mandarin Chinese, almost from scratch, I've gone through periods of overusing the following phrases:
- 这是, 我很
- 这个东西
- 这件事
- 现在, 所以

Now, I'm at the point of mixing up the following characters:
- 请, 清, 情, 青
- 春, 着, 看
and trying to remember how to write 警察

#mandrin #chinese #languagelearning

Neanderthals, Sapiens, and #Mandrin Cave

Dr Chris Stringer's thoughts on a modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories ~54,000 years ago at Grotte Mandrin, France

Are they without doubt made by Neanderthals?

OSL dating indicates #LaRocheCotard were made ~ 57±3 Kya. Yet, evidence of Sapiens presence at #Mandrin is ~54 Kya. Uncomfortably close.

The earliest Neanderthal engravings on cave walls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VsK3JcuZnU&t=1s

👇#Mandrin
Can't wait for the documentary!

"A teaser video from the soon to be released Arte documentary we have been involved with about the site of Grotte Mandrin and the discovery of the first Neanderthal found in France since 1979. Looks super!" via @Tommyhigham
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNt0A7zH8IM

#Mandrin

#Thorin has implications for resolving competing hypotheses about causes of Neanderthals’ disappearance.

A late Neanderthal reveals genetic isolation in their populations before extinction
Ludovic Slimak @Tommyhigham et al
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.04.10.536015v1.full

The age of archery in Europe

This recent discovery from the #Mandrin cave, pushes back the origin of mechanically propelled weapons in Eurasia by 40,000 years.

The Earliest Modern Humans Mastered Bow Hunting 54,000 Years Ago
https://www.discovermagazine.com/the-sciences/the-earliest-modern-humans-mastered-bow-hunting-54-000-years-ago

#Mandrin
New archaeological research suggests Homo sapiens used bows and arrows 54,000 years ago in present-day France

Archery May Have Arrived in Europe Thousands of Years Earlier Than Thought
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/archery-may-have-arrived-in-europe-thousands-of-years-earlier-than-thought-180981690/

The earliest evidence of humans and alternating occupation with Neanderthals.

Modern human incursion into Neanderthal territories 54,000 years ago at #Mandrin, France
Ludovic Slimak @Tommyhigham @Katerina__Douka @ChrisStringer65 et al
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.abj9496