Re: Neanderthal speech

Glenn R. Morton (grmorton@waymark.net)
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 17:27:13 -0500

At , Ron Chitwood" , "Glenn Morton" <Glenn.Morton@oryx-usa.com>, <as wrote:
>At 08:19 AM 4/28/98 -0500, Ron Chitwood wrote:
>>GM>>>>Someone who looked quite a bit different from us, 400 kyr ago
>>apparently had the nerves for speech.<<<
>>
>>On what do you base THAT view?

Obviously you overlooked the study I mentioned of the size of the nerve
canal which controls (or doesn't as the case may be) the tongue. Kabwe man
400 kyr ago had a modern nerve canal leading from the brain to the muscles
of the tongue. If you have more questions, you might look the original
article up in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Reading
primary literature is a good thing.
glenn

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