A Quote by Chris Stringer

There are enough fossils showing distinctive features to rule out the possibility these are unusual or aberrant modern humans

Chris Stringer

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Distinctive Enough Features Fossils Humans Modern Out Possibility Rule Showing Unusual

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Chris Stringer
Born: 1947

A few years ago, they [Neandertals] were thought to be ancestral to anatomically modern humans, but now we know that modern humans appeared at least 100,000 years ago, much before the disappearance of the Neandertals. Moreover, in caves in the Middle East, fossils of modern humans have been found dated 120,000-100,000 years ago, as well as Neandertals dated at 60,000 and 70,000 years ago, followed again by modern humans dated at 40,000 years ago. It is unclear whether the two forms repeatedly replaced one another by migration from other regions, or whether they coexisted in some areas

Francisco J. Ayala

Men of action usually win - that is one of their distinctive features.

Napoleon Hill

All the distinctive features and superiority of our republican institutions are derived from the teachings of Scripture.

Edward Everett

You shouldn’t rule out second chances. Sometimes they come with interesting bonus features.

Lisa Kleypas

It is known that wildfires behave unpredictably - this is fundamental - but it is my experience that humans in the presence of wildfire are also likely to behave in aberrant and unpredictable ways.

Michael Leunig

One of the most distinctive evolutionary features of human beings is our unusually long, protected childhood.

Alison Gopnik

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Henry Gee

You know, whether it be humans or animals. So even humans - before we can speak or we can understand a baby's cognition - they're already showing us signs that they want choice.

Sheena Iyengar

The self-righteous rule out the possibility that they are what has gone wrong.

Mason Cooley

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Ken Robinson

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Adrienne Mayor

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I do not rule out the possibility of being prime minister of India one day, but there is still time.

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I call my design style rustically modern. I like to take traditional or rustic features and fuse it into a more modern design.

Drew Scott

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