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Findings in the Manot Cave
They say that in the Manot Cave
In the area now known as Galilee
Part of a human skull was found,
Which is important for you and me.
The fifty-five-thousand-year-old remains
Put "Homo sapiens" in Neanderthal land.
We know that despite some interbreeding,
"Homo sapiens" got the upper hand.
The Neanderthals became extinct.
Why they died out is a real mystery.
Was it violence, pathogens, competitive replacement?
Whatever it was, it is ancient history.
The findings help us to know our past,
To see our connectedness and to probe
Into the early migration of mankind
To view how we populated the globe.
Life wasn't easy for humans back then.
We can tell when we dig up bones.
How did they ever manage to survive
Without computers and mobile phones?
(2-11-15)
In the area now known as Galilee
Part of a human skull was found,
Which is important for you and me.
The fifty-five-thousand-year-old remains
Put "Homo sapiens" in Neanderthal land.
We know that despite some interbreeding,
"Homo sapiens" got the upper hand.
The Neanderthals became extinct.
Why they died out is a real mystery.
Was it violence, pathogens, competitive replacement?
Whatever it was, it is ancient history.
The findings help us to know our past,
To see our connectedness and to probe
Into the early migration of mankind
To view how we populated the globe.
Life wasn't easy for humans back then.
We can tell when we dig up bones.
How did they ever manage to survive
Without computers and mobile phones?
(2-11-15)
