http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot/mongolian-almas/ for Bigfoot, Lake Monsters, Sea Serpents and More Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:35:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot/mongolian-almas/comment-page-1/#comment-13451 Mnynames Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:53:33 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptid-universe/the-mongolian-almas-far-from-being-extinct/#comment-13451 I find the description of red hair to be interesting as well. Stan Gooch put forth the idea that we are a hybrid species between Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal, and that certain attributes such as red hair and left-handedness represent the survival of Neanderthal genes. Personally, I think his hypothesis lacks firm foundation, and he takes it to extremes when he suggests that Neanderthals were matriarchal, promiscuous, liberal lefties and Cro-Magnon were patriarchal, pair-bonded, conservative righties, but this may be a step towards support for some of his less radical suggestions. I find the description of red hair to be interesting as well. Stan Gooch put forth the idea that we are a hybrid species between Cro-Magnon and Neanderthal, and that certain attributes such as red hair and left-handedness represent the survival of Neanderthal genes. Personally, I think his hypothesis lacks firm foundation, and he takes it to extremes when he suggests that Neanderthals were matriarchal, promiscuous, liberal lefties and Cro-Magnon were patriarchal, pair-bonded, conservative righties, but this may be a step towards support for some of his less radical suggestions.

]]> http://www.cryptomundo.com/bigfoot/mongolian-almas/comment-page-1/#comment-13450 Mnynames Wed, 15 Mar 2006 16:43:17 +0000 http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptid-universe/the-mongolian-almas-far-from-being-extinct/#comment-13450 The Almas have always intrigued me because they seem so very Human in comparison to other hairy bipeds. I'm not entirely convinced that they represent surviving Neanderthals, as it has since been proven that Homo neanderthalensis was capable of speech, toolcraft, and the production of cultural items. That they're still seen as Cro-Magnon's hick cousins I think will prove unfounded, and I would not be at all surprised if it was discovered that some of the French cave art like Lascaux was produced by them, not us. The Almas seem more primitive than our current understanding of the Neanderthals. Some have theorized that they may instead be Homo erectus, but I think that that would make them too primitive in appearance, a little more ape-like than man-like. I propose that maybe we should split the difference and consider the idea that they might be Homo heidelbergensis, ancestor to both modern Humans and Neanderthals and the successor to H. erectus via H. ergaster. That would make them older than the Neanderthals, but younger than Erectus. The Almas have always intrigued me because they seem so very Human in comparison to other hairy bipeds. I’m not entirely convinced that they represent surviving Neanderthals, as it has since been proven that Homo neanderthalensis was capable of speech, toolcraft, and the production of cultural items. That they’re still seen as Cro-Magnon’s hick cousins I think will prove unfounded, and I would not be at all surprised if it was discovered that some of the French cave art like Lascaux was produced by them, not us. The Almas seem more primitive than our current understanding of the Neanderthals. Some have theorized that they may instead be Homo erectus, but I think that that would make them too primitive in appearance, a little more ape-like than man-like. I propose that maybe we should split the difference and consider the idea that they might be Homo heidelbergensis, ancestor to both modern Humans and Neanderthals and the successor to H. erectus via H. ergaster. That would make them older than the Neanderthals, but younger than Erectus.

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