Educated cavemen.

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Why are they almost always portrayed as dumb & often seen dragging their woman from place to place by their hair?

I think it's much easier to be a dummie in the modern world, people with no drive don't have to use their head for anything, anything they could possibly want is handed to them. In the days of cavemen you had to use your head in order to survive.

I don't know much about the language or lack thereof. But, it's true that cavemen had to be smart to survive as long as they did in the environment without modern conveniences.

In the scientific world, Neanderthals are no longer seen as dumb at all, though cavemen seem to continue to be depicted as such in movies and pop culture. Newer studies using more advanced science show that the caveman's brain was actually very similar to ours. Also, their diets were more advanced than commonly thought and their tool-making skills were excellent. Discovery has produced some good documentaries and articles about it over the last couple of years. Really interesting stuff.


Clad: I read something about a year ago (can't find it now) about how advanced dating technology used on recent Neanderthal findings has led archeologists and paleontologists to believe that Neanderthals and modern humans didn't actually co-exist for a couple of thousand years, as previously thought. Instead, it's contended that the overlap was only a couple of hundred years, or less. IIRC, the new researchers believe that the previous estimates were off because remains and fossils which had been processed and dated had included particles from later times which had accumulated on or around the bones and fossils.

Anyway, I think it's interesting how emerging science and/or advancement in existing technologies continues to change how history is viewed. I don't know if you're interested in any of this, but if I find that article that I referenced, I'll post the link.