The mysterious end of Essex man

[Dead_Parrot]

Archaeologists now believe two groups of early humans fought for dominance in ancient Britain - and the axe-wielders won.

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Divisions in British culture may be deeper than we thought. Scientists have discovered startling evidence that suggests different species of early humans may have fought to settle within our shores almost half a million years ago.

They have found that two different groups - one wielding hand-axes, the other using Stone Age Stanley knives to slash and kill - could have been rivals for control of ancient Britain.

'The evidence is only tantalising, but it is intriguing,' said palaeontologist Chris Stringer, of the Natural History Museum, London. 'Certainly it suggests Britain may well have been multicultural 400,000 years ago.'

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1396575,00.html

The question is, which side were the redheads on? :shrug:

[xchrom]

1. if they were reheaded boys

they were on my side.

great article.

[T_i_B]

3. Well I live in Essex

and oddly enough, there are remarkably few redheads round here!

Mind you, I can't see Neandertal man being that different from what goes down Dukes in Chelmsford and TOTS in Southend of a Friday night in their Ford XR3i's.

[Sosumi]

2. "The mysterious end of Essex man"

Or the mean little blondes.

[semillama]

4. The question is,

why are they assuming these are two different species, and not two groups of the same species with two different cultural complexes, or one group of one species with two technologies?

[oneighty]

5. The red headed long ears

of Easter Island sure did get around. I dated a red haired woman once or should I say a red haired woman dated me once. Yes she was a Neanderthal.

Bossy bossy and mean as a snake.

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