Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the United States sends huge caches of “sophisticated weapons” to Afghanistan in hopes of “promoting peace and prosperity,” the world might want to recall what happened to two human species over thousands of years ago. During the last major Ice Age, Cro-Magnons migrated to Europe where they came into contact with Neanderthals. Unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons planned their hunts by studying animals’ habits and by stalking and then entrapping their prey. And unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons produced advanced stone age weapons technologies, mainly spears. Their spears were stronger, lighter and sharper and could penetrate more deeply into…
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Weapons Technologies and Politics of Extinction
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the United States sends huge caches of “sophisticated weapons” to Afghanistan in hopes of “promoting peace and prosperity,” the world might want to recall what happened to two human species over thousands of years ago. During the last major Ice Age, Cro-Magnons migrated to Europe where they came into contact with Neanderthals. Unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons planned their hunts by studying animals’ habits and by stalking and then entrapping their prey. And unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons produced advanced stone age weapons technologies, mainly spears. Their spears were stronger, lighter and sharper and could penetrate more deeply into…
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Weapons Technologies and Politics of Extinction
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. As the United States sends huge caches of “sophisticated weapons” to Afghanistan in hopes of “promoting peace and prosperity,” the world might want to recall what happened to two human species over thousands of years ago. During the last major Ice Age, Cro-Magnons migrated to Europe where they came into contact with Neanderthals. Unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons planned their hunts by studying animals’ habits and by stalking and then entrapping their prey. And unlike Neanderthals, Cro-Magnons produced advanced stone age weapons technologies, mainly spears. Their spears were stronger, lighter and sharper and could penetrate more deeply into…
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