The Old World is a reference to those parts of Earth known to Europeans before the voyages of Christopher Columbus; it includes Europe, Asia and Africa.
Palaeontologist Simon Parfitt shows a newly discovered fossil of hyena droppings found in a United Kingdom river deposit, during a press conference to reveal the findings at the Royal Institution in London, Wednesday, July 7, 2010. The finds, revealed in this week's Nature magazine, indicate that early humans were living in northern Europe more than 780,000 years ago and tell us more about the dispersal of early humans out of Africa and will likely prompt a re-evaluation of the adaptations and capabilities of early humans.
It's a pretty good indication that there were hyenas living there, though.
Something is wrong here. War, disease, death, destruction, hunger, filth, poverty, torture, crime, corruption, and the Ice Capades. Something is definitely wrong. This is not good work. If this is the best God can do, I am not impressed.
Minimalist wrote:It's a pretty good indication that there were hyenas living there, though.
Which is a pretty good indication of a tropical climate at the time too, and suggesting a rich, tropical flora and fauna, which was probably the reason hominids were there.
There appears to be a slight contradiction there I think.
Frankly I can't see how the existance of any non domesticated animal can be taken as evidence of a human population, wishful thing perhaps, bit like saying that the existance of the NA Bison shows that NA Indians abounded. I agree with Min though!
Roy.
First people deny a thing, then they belittle it, then they say it was known all along! Von Humboldt
Yet a 780K BP hominid population in Britain is what this article purports. Looks like there's a piece of reasoning missing.
It does indeed, which I find surprising from Nature as no evidence is offered in support, you will also find on your other post on the UK about Hyenas.
Roy.
First people deny a thing, then they belittle it, then they say it was known all along! Von Humboldt
