Neandertals ate seals and dolphins

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 1:40 am

So, if they did that, they must have hunted on the edge of the sea ice pack. Which stretched from Bretagne ('Brittany') in France to Martha's Vineyard. And if they did that, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find they preceded HSS Solutreans (Clovis) and trekked all the way to America...

So now the wait is for the discovery of Neandertals in America. (And Homo Erectus next!).

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7630042.stm

Post by **Minimalist** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 6:13 am

Who knows, R/S....perhaps HSS learned about eating seals and dolphins from those lowly and inferior HNS-types!

Cognito · Post by **Cognito** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 11:58 am

Actually, it is one person's hypothesis that Solutreans were either Neanderthals or hybrids. To date, no Solutrean skeletons have been found that I know of - anyone care to look? The Lago Velho child burial in Portugal slightly predates the Solutrean culture and appears to be a hybrid according to Trinkhaus.

Maybe it was time to leave Europe since HSS was trashing the neighborhood?

Sam Salmon · Post by **Sam Salmon** » Sat Sep 27, 2008 5:43 pm

Seals are easy enough to trap/knock on the head when they're resting on shore they can also be shot with an atlatl or bow from the waterside, Dolphins not so very since they are always swimming and rarely in shallow water (think b-word).

One method to take Dolphin-travelling offshore in a swift boat (over 4 knots/hour Dolphins love use a bow wave to catch a ride) someone with spearing skills can plug a Dolphin- Mexican fisherman friends of mine have in the past just for a taste of something different.

Rokcet Scientist · Post by **Rokcet Scientist** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 1:21 pm

And they are still friends of yours, Sam?

Sam Salmon · Post by **Sam Salmon** » Sun Sep 28, 2008 5:42 pm

Rokcet Scientist wrote:And they are still friends of yours, Sam?

By all means Yes-honest working men salt-of-the etc., etc., etc.

Dolphins aren't Mary Jesus and Joseph all rolled into one you know-they are animals made of red meat-just like you and I.