Date:  Wed, 2 Nov 1994 08:40:02 -0800

From:  Birrell Walsh <birrell[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]WELL.SF.CA.US>

Subject: Re: who is african american



On Wed, 2 Nov 1994, M. Lynne Murphy wrote:



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>

> did anyone else see the program "ape man" on arts and entertainment

> network? (a friend sent me the one re: language.) it discussed the

> possibility that physical differences from the rest of humanity in

> europeans (protrusion of the nose, in particular) are partly

> accounted for by the hypothesis that homo-whatever (can't remember

> my ancestors' names) interbred with the neanderthals in europe

> (neanderthals have only been found in europe). this would, in part,

> account for the disappearance of neanderthals. and, of course,

> argues against nazi notions that the "aryans" are "pure". also gives

> me a whole new take on calling someone a neanderthal.

>

> lynne



It has always seemed to me (as a completely unqualified observer,

therefore licensed to hold forth) that the type called 'Alpine' in

Europe, and found in E. France, S. Germany et partibus proximis, looked a

bit like our friend H. neanderthalis. Did I hear correctly that H. Nea.

had larger brains than modern humans?