(02-02-2021, 10:53 PM)BIAD Wrote:(02-02-2021, 09:48 PM)Ninurta Wrote: There is a book by Myra Shackley called "Still Alive?" that might interest you. It goes into some detail for the case that Neanderthals still live, primarily in the Caucasus of Russia (called Almas locally) and the Tien Shan range in China...
She who is smarter -the wife, likes to use the library (Closed at the moment!) for her history interests,
but I know she can ask for certain books to be acquired. I'll ask her nicely!
Cheers.
Edit: Here's a blog-piece on Shackley. Link:
I did find a copy of it in a University library in the UK, so there are likely many more there.
I did find an inaccuracy in the blog post. Oh, it was politically correct, but scientifically inaccurate. It's things like that which I use to differentiate "political science" from actual, real science. that thing was this diagram:
Notice how it gives an "approximate date" for the time that Denisovans and Neanderthals left Africa. The problem with that is that there is no evidence, anywhere, that Denisovans or Neanderthals were ever IN Africa to leave there. No Neanderthal or Denisovan remains or technology have ever been discovered in Africa. They never lived there... so how could they ever leave there?
But, political science dictates (against all evidence to the contrary, I might add) that all humans originated in Africa currently, ergo they MUST have come from Africa, no? Never mind the absolute dearth of evidence - The Church of Political Science has spoken! So mote it be!
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Diogenes was eating bread and lentils for supper. He was seen by the philosopher Aristippus, who lived comfortably by flattering the king.
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’
Said Aristippus, ‘If you would learn to be subservient to the king you would not have to live on lentils.’ Said Diogenes, ‘Learn to live on lentils and you will not have to be subservient to the king.’