In the Ancient Period, Hostile Man with Cats

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       In ancient times, cats are not animals that could potentially become human pets. Unlike now, the cat in ancient times has a large size and a saber-toothed.

According to archaeologists, first, the man threw the cat as an enemy. In fact, they fought against the cat by using a spear. They live together with humans and became the common enemy.

This was revealed by archaeological objects found scientists. Launched by the BBC, Wednesday, December 2, 2015, found several cats teeth and a piece of arm bone that comes from ancient times.

Evidence was found at a site in Germany, along with the discovery of the oldest spears ever used by humans. Precisely in the former coal mining in Schoninngen, near Hanover.

"300 thousand year-old fossils we call a spectacular discovery. It turns out that cats used to have sharp fangs, even similar to the modern tiger, saber-toothed cat that lived about 55.8 million years ago to 11,700 years ago," said Dr. Jordi Serangeli, from the University of Tubingen, Germany.

Told Serangeli, canine was used by predators that can easily tear the fresh meat of their victims. Serangeli sure if the archaeological evidence it is the first to show that the saber cats living in Europe.

"The cats were living in the region and the mainland the same with humans. The humans hunt but they were not alone. They have to defend themselves from the threat of imminent karnovira," said Serangeli.

The first early human hunters using wooden spears are Homo heidelbergensis. A hunted animal can be anyone including horses and deer.

"These findings not only indicate if a human ancestor in Schoningen using spears to hunt. The spear was also used to defend themselves from attack," said Serangeli. The findings of this Serangeli conducted with kolegaya from the University of Leiden. Their report has been published in the Journal of Human Evolution.

Added Dr. Mark Roberts, an archaeologist from London, she believes if early human ancestors had previously been a predator at the top level since the first. Early humans had the ability to kill and slaughter without interference and rivals, both small and large animals, such as rhinos, bison, horses and deer.

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