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Archeologists published decisions on September 21, 2017 to expand research into non-hominin hominids in nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0286-4
Why make such a decision?
In the July/August 2015 issue of archaeology.com, Sonia Harmand of Stony Brook University makes the following observations:
"Stone toolmaking has been considered one of the defining traits of the genus Homo, but the two known hominid species who lived in the region 3.3 million years ago and could have made the tools—Kenyanthropus platyops and Australopithecus afarensis—have not been considered members of the genus. According to Harmand, “The traditional view of the genus Homo surely needs to be revisited.” ~ Zach Zorich, archaeology.org/issues/182-1507/trenches/3378-trenches-kenya-first-toolkit
Dikika Research Project (DRP) Changed the World
"In a Nature article this [August 2010] week, a number of authors led by Shannon McPherron of the Max Planck Institute, announce the discovery of indirect evidence of stone tool use dating to 3.4 ma at Dikika, Ethiopia." ~ becominghuman.org/node/news/earliest-stone-tool-evidence-revealed
A Collaborative Effort
Archeologist Julio Mercader explains in a August 9, 2009 news article that "...few archaeologists have seen a wild primate use a tool, while few primatologists have taken part in archaeological excavations," ~ sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131437.htm
The Great Question
Furthermore, Mercader goes on to state in the same article, "It's not clear whether we hominins invented this kind of stone technology, or whether both humans and the great apes inherited it from a common forebear."
Archaeologists find non-hominin stone tools all over the world, as evidenced by the image below.
These opportunities to compare and contrast with hominin and non-hominem stone tools will afford greater understanding of hominin developments.
It will be fascinating to track the observations of this collaborative, wide-ranging research!
Images:
[upper] Locations and examples of stone tool use by wild non-human primates and early hominins.
[lower] Archaeologically excavated stone tools used in percussive activities.
Image credits: Haslam, Hernandez-Aguilar, Proffitt, et al. 2017.
DOI: 10.1038/s41559-017-0286-4 nature.com/articles/s41559-017-0286-4
novataxa.blogspot.com/2018/01/primate-archaeology.html
Grand Jury, Day 2: Historical Background
Alex Thomson, former officer of Britain’s Signal Intelligence Agency, GCHQ, the partner agency to NSA has just completed his statement.
Matthew Ehret, Senior Fellow of American University in Moscow, Editor-in-chief of Canadian Patriot dot org and BRI Expert of Tactical Talk dot net then makes his own short statement.
Pay attention to what Ehret says about traps patriots/freedom lovers may easily fall into, traps laid via propaganda.
No lockdowns.
Facemasks not required.
Vaccines not required.
2 metre space between people suggested.
Tragic deaths and patients ill with COVID-19 are in low numbers.
Here is the updated information from the Danish government:
https://www.sst.dk/en/English/Corona-eng
When did Denmark back down from draconian law enforcement?
https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/danish-govt-backs-down-on-forced-covid-vaccination-law-after-citizens-protest-with-pots-and-pans
Why exactly did the Danes reject the proposed law?
https://www.thelocal.dk/20201113/explained-what-is-denmarks-proposed-epidemic-law-and-why-is-it-being-criticised/
Ended a debate between Senators Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Robert Hayne of South Carolina.
Daniel Webster won the day, but with hindsight, modern citizens may side with Hayne.
Hayne re-enforced the idea of a confederation while Webster defended the idea of a federation.
In a confederacy the people may overcome tyrants quicker than in a federation, for in THAT condition, do the words of the Unites States constitution have TEETH. #AntiFederalistPaper9 http://resources.utulsa.edu/law/classes/rice/Constitutional/AntiFederalist/09.htm "We [the Aristocratic party of the United States,] do not much like that sturdy privilege of the people -- the right to demand the writ of habeas corpus. We have therefore reserved the power of refusing it in cases of rebellion, and you know we are the judges of what is rebellion...."
Images:
Robert Y. Hayne
Unknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Daniel Webster
Unknown photographer, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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