Re: Oldovan tools associated with Paranthropus

On 5/5/25 12:42 AM, Primum Sapienti wrote:

"The crucial consequence of this difference is that
C4 plants are much more suited to growing in a hot,
dry climate..."
 "By expanding their diet to include C4 plants,
hominins may have been able to increase the variety
of environments in which they could survive, or
increase their chances of survival in more
changeable environments. "

The problem is the a-priori assumptions that you're
ignoring. It's shoehorning their interpretation of the
evidence into their conclusion. Homo finds overlap
these so why not just assume the tools are Homo? It
would, as I have suggested in a different context, be
that they were the prey of Homo. And, of course, this
"Paranthropus" may be the proof of what others have
suggested, which is that Chimps evolved from
australopiths and Paranthropus is transitional...
Hell, they could be a lab experiment by aliens gone
bad!  The point is that the evidence is interpreted,
and what we are reading is an interpretation and not
facts.
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