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Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99994586

Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :

I am so printing this off and showing it to my reptilian roommate next time I catch her cranking up the thermostat.

Posted by pooka (Member # 5003) on :

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The Gravettians appeared in eastern Europe 29,000 to 30,000 years ago complete with flash new tools, such as javelin-like throwing spears and fishing nets, which allowed them to catch a greater range of prey.

Flash new tools, ah that takes me back

Posted by eslaine (Member # 5433) on :

Thanks.

I'll keep watching for the next theory. Should be due, what? Any day now? [Dont Know]

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

Isn't this essentially the same theory for extinction in the series "Neanderthal" that played on (I think) the Discovery channel?

BTW, Noemon, when are you gonna get around to putting stuff on the "space news" thread you started? I'm doing what I can, but...

[Smile]

Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :

sndrake: [Smile]

elaine: Acutally, I think we're overdue. Why don't you come up with one? The only rule is that it has to completely contradict the last theory.

Posted by Dan_raven (Member # 3383) on :

I postulate my new theory.

The butler did it.

He was a busy boy.

Posted by sndrake (Member # 4941) on :

Chaos theory: It had something to do with some butterfly in Northern Africa that fluttered its wings for a few seconds, setting off a chain of events that resulted in the extinction of Neanderthals. Some even say it is responsible for the modern-day emergence of Reality Shows.