Tag: Kiona N. Smith

Family of ancient Neanderthal people in cave close-up, man, woman and child with long matted hair dressed in animal skins

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Denyse O'Leary
Date
May 24, 2026

Categorized
Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind

Tagged
Joseph Campbell (1904-1987), Kiona N. Smith, Margaret Boone Rappaport, Neanderthal brain, Neanderthal dentistry, Neanderthal religion, Neanderthal tools, Neanderthals and modern humans, Owen Jarus, Patrick McNamara, Sophie Berdugo, Villaescusa Fernández}

We need to catch up with the Neanderthals!

_{A number of interesting new findings and discussions have appeared — on everything from their dentistry to bear worship} _{Denyse O'Leary
May 24, 2026

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Paleontology, Philosophy of Mind}

Some of the Neanderthals’ practices around skulls suggest that they followed a belief system.

New Find: Stone Tools From 1 to 1.5 Million Years Ago

_{The tools were found on Sulawesi, an island near Flores, where fossils of diminutive humans were found in 2003 — but they were not as old as these tools} _{Denyse O'Leary
August 20, 2025

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History, Philosophy of Mind}

Human technology definitely has a history but the human mind does not. We see it where we see it, often just a glimpse in these abysses of time.