norseman Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/neanderthals-may-have-hunted-cave-lions-180983079/#:~:text=Researchers found evidence suggesting Neanderthals,dates to 48%2C000 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madison5716 Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) That's pretty hard core! Dang. Just read a neat article on Dire Wolves. The legendary dire wolf may not have been a wolf at all | Science | AAAS Edited November 26, 2023 by Madison5716 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BC witness Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Interesting read, Madison Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 12 hours ago, Madison5716 said: That's pretty hard core! Dang. Just read a neat article on Dire Wolves. The legendary dire wolf may not have been a wolf at all | Science | AAAS Convergent evolution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chim Chim Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 Quote suggested that Neanderthals had skinned the animal and may have kept the hide to use in some way As a robe I imagine, in prehistoric times nothing would say don’t mess with me like a lion robe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norseman Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Chim Chim said: As a robe I imagine, in prehistoric times nothing would say don’t mess with me like a lion robe. Honestly I think it was ceremonial. Animal cults. And what’s really really crazy is these cults were with us into the Viking age. They could span multiple human species. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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