Were there arthritic changes in the skeleton of La Chapelle?
Speaking of “La Chapelle-aux-Saints” Donald Johanson one of the worlds most famous evolutionists admits that: “The curvature in the limb bones, and other deformities, led scientists to believe that Neanderthal walked with a stooped, bent-kneed gait. Decades later, it was shown that these were in fact the remains of an old individual crippled with arthritis.” (“Lucys child” by Donald Johanson 1989, pg. 47) Please realize that Dr. Johanson is only refering to the La Chappelle neanderthal, not all Neanderthals. Creationist Dr. Jack Cuozzo (author of the book “Buried Alive – the startling truth about Neanderthal man”) has examined the La Chapelle remains. He found some arthritic changes, but the other odd features of the skull can not be explained by arthritis. Dr. Cuozzo believes the other features are due to man having a life span of 100’s of years (just as the Bible describes). I will elaborate more on this idea on the next page Altamura Neanderthal remains Many remains of Neanderthal m
