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Archaeologists have been in a position to piece collectively the cranium of a 75,000-year-old Neanderthal skeleton.

Researchers from Cambridge College and Liverpool John Moores unearthed the cranium on the Shanidar Cave website, 500 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq.

As a part of a brand new Netflix documentary, Secrets and techniques of The Neanderthals, they had been in a position to put the cranium again collectively and recreate the face of the girl it as soon as belonged to.

The cranium was first present in 2018, the place it had been flattened to round two centimetres thick.

It had been crushed, probably by rockfall, quickly after loss of life and compacted additional by tens of 1000’s of years of sediment.

Archaeologists named the skeleton Shanidar Z.

‘Excessive stakes 3D jigsaw puzzle’

To recreate the cranium they needed to piece collectively, by hand, greater than 200 fragments of bone.

Utilizing sequencing on tooth enamel proteins they had been in a position to decide the skeleton was possible a feminine.

Her tooth had been additionally used to gauge her age, considered in her mid-40s, via analyzing the degrees of wear and tear and tear with a few of her entrance tooth worn right down to the basis.

Shanidar Z’s physique additionally suggests they had been feminine, as they stand round 5 ft tall, and have a few of the smallest grownup arm bones in Neanderthal fossil information.

Dr Emma Pomeroy, a paleoanthropologist from Cambridge’s Division of Archaeology, described placing Shanidar Z again collectively as a “excessive stakes 3D jigsaw puzzle”.

“Every cranium fragment is gently cleaned whereas glue and consolidant are re-added to stabilise the bone, which could be very delicate, related in consistency to a biscuit dunked in tea,” she added.

“A single block can take over a fortnight to course of.”

Pollen and meals proof discovered close to stays

The cave the place they discovered Shanidar Z was additionally residence to the stays of 10 different Neanderthals, excavated greater than 60 years in the past.

Clumps of historic pollen encompass one of many skeletons, one thing researchers initially instructed signifies the lifeless had been buried with flowers.

Nevertheless, a research led by Professor Chris Hunt, of Liverpool John Moores College, got here to the totally different conclusion that the pollen was left by bees burrowing into the cave ground.

Additional analysis since Shanidar Z was discovered detected microscopic proof of charred meals in close by soil.

Carbonised fragments of untamed seeds, nuts and grasses recommend that Neanderthals not solely ready and cooked meals, however did so within the presence of their lifeless.

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Dr Pomeroy: “The physique of Shanidar Z was inside arm’s attain of dwelling people cooking with fireplace and consuming.

“For these Neanderthals, there doesn’t seem like that clear separation between life and loss of life.

“We will see that Neanderthals are coming again to 1 explicit spot to bury their lifeless.

“This may very well be a long time and even 1000’s of years aside.

“Is it only a coincidence, or is it intentional, and if that’s the case what brings them again?

“As an older feminine, Shanidar Z would have been a repository of information for her group, and right here we’re 75,000 years later, studying from her nonetheless.”

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Reconstructing Shanidar Z

Eradicating Shanidar Z’s stays posed a tough drawback due to how delicate they had been.

Archaeologists used a glue-like consolidant to strengthen the bones and surrounding sediment, earlier than eradicating Shanidar Z in small foil-wrapped blocks from beneath seven-and-a-half metres of soil and rock.

Then, within the lab in Cambridge, researchers took micro-CT scans of every block earlier than starting the sluggish strategy of diluting the glue and utilizing the scans to information the extraction of the bone fragments.

As soon as the cranium had been rebuilt, it was scanned and 3D-printed to kind the idea of the reconstructed head.

The reconstruction itself was executed by world-leading paleo artists, and equivalent twins, Adrie and Alfons Kennis, who constructed up layers of fabricated muscle and pores and skin to create the face.

Richard Tandy, the keyboardist in Electrical Mild Orchestra (ELO), has died on the age of 76.

His demise was introduced by ELO chief Jeff Lynne, who paid tribute to a “outstanding musician”.

Lynne wrote on X: “It’s with nice unhappiness that I share the information of the passing of my long-time collaborator and expensive pal Richard Tandy.

“He was a outstanding musician & pal and I am going to cherish the lifetime of reminiscences we had collectively.

“Sending all my like to Sheila & the Tandy household.”

Tandy helped form the sound of the British rock band, finest identified for hits akin to Mr Blue Sky and Final Prepare To London.

The Birmingham-born musician joined ELO after the discharge of the band’s first album in 1972 and initially performed bass guitar however grew to become the keyboardist after Roy Wooden left.

Tandy additionally performed the Minimoog synthesiser, a Wurlitzer electrical piano, the clavinet, Mellotron and piano.

He additionally lent his voice to the 1977 hit Mr Blue Sky and was a core member of the band by means of its ever-evolving line-ups, alongside Lynne and drummer Bev Bevan.

The band break up in 1986 however when Lynne reformed the group as Jeff Lynne’s ELO in 2014, Tandy rejoined.

Tandy was inducted into the Cleveland-based Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame with the band in 2017, and was described as Lynne’s “multi-instrumentalist, co-orchestrator and valued musical associate”.

The museum in Ohio wrote in a submit on X: “Keyboardist Richard Tandy was an integral a part of the sound of 2017 Inductees Electrical Mild Orchestra.”

It added: “Tandy was essential in ELO’s creation of a realm the place rock and classical music may exist collectively.”

The UEFA Champions League semifinal between Bayern Munich and Actual Madrid kicked off Tuesday with a scrumptious first leg, with superstars and sparring, with noise and nerves — however with no winner.

Bayern and Actual dueled on the Allianz Area in Germany. Each scored blinding objectives. Each, for greater than 25 minutes, led.

However neither held their lead. Vinicius Jr.’s second purpose on the evening earned Actual Madrid a 2-2 draw, and an implicit benefit heading again residence for subsequent week’s second leg on the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu.

Bayern, seeking to salvage a rocky season, took management of the ball and the sport early. However Madrid, boosted by the brilliance of Vini and Toni Kroos, took a 1-0 lead halfway by the primary half. Vini dragged Kim Min-Jae out of place, then darted behind the Bayern defender to provide the guests a lead towards the run of play.

Bayern responded over 5 frantic second-half minutes. Leroy Sané unleashed a laser, his first purpose in 185 days, to equalize.

Harry Kane then put Bayern forward from the penalty spot, after a stunning dribble from Jamal Musiala, and all of a sudden, the kings of Europe had been wobbling. For many of the second half, Bayern pressed for — and practically discovered — a 3rd purpose.

However with lower than 10 minutes remaining, Kim clumsily fouled Rodrygo within the field. Vini transformed the penalty. And Actual Madrid, as all the time, as ever, simply because it did final spherical towards Manchester Metropolis, weathered a European storm.

The 14-time champions will probably be favored heading into subsequent Wednesday’s second leg (3 p.m. ET, CBS/Paramount+/Univision). They’re on the cusp of one more closing, maybe towards their soon-to-be star, Paris Saint-Germain’s Kylian Mbappé. (PSG’s semifinal towards Borussia Dortmund begins Wednesday, and concludes subsequent Tuesday.)

They’ll know in addition to anybody, although, that there’s nonetheless work to do. Bayern, though dethroned in Germany, proved Tuesday that it’s nonetheless mighty.

You possibly can re-live the primary leg because it occurred beneath.

Sadiq Khan has appeared behind the decks at a London youth membership.

The footage, fshared by The Telegraph, exhibits the London Mayor paying a “mini-set” at Croydon Voluntary Motion final Monday. 

The clip depicts Khan mixing Abba’s ‘Dancing Queen’ with Jack Harlow’s ‘Lovin’ On Me’, shouting “you already know you wanna dance” to the viewers. It additionally exhibits the Mayor clapping alongside to Rick Astley’s 1987 hit ‘By no means Gonna Give You Up’. 

The footage was shared forward of right now’s Mayoral election. “DJ Khan is out there for bar mitzvahs, weddings, and birthdays,” he joked to The Telegraph. 

Highlighting the significance of neighborhood initiatives like Croydon Voluntary Motion, Khan advised reporters: “What we’ve seen over the past 14 years is plenty of youth golf equipment closing down, plenty of youth staff shedding their jobs as a consequence of Conservative austerity.”

“What we’ve tried to do is assist youth staff and youth golf equipment, usually bringing them collectively as a result of we’re duplicating providers, duplicating provision… This isn’t nearly decreasing crime, it’s additionally about younger individuals flourishing and thriving, so plenty of issues we’re doing from Metropolis Corridor.”

Sadiq Khan at present leads by double digits over his rival, Susan Corridor, within the opinion polls for the Mayoral election. A victory for him would mark a historic third time period in Metropolis Corridor.

Over the previous few years, Sadiq Khan has proposed a number of plans to help London’s nightlife sector, which has been grappling with the consequences of the price of residing disaster, austerity, and the pandemic. 

In response to the price of residing disaster and the impression of the pandemic on the capital’s clubbing scene, Sadiq Khan has laid out a sequence of plans lately to assist the nightlife sector. 

In 2020, he pledged £450,000 to grassroots venues affected by COVID-19. The next 12 months, he launched a £6 million marketing campaign to assist reside music, tradition, and hospitality within the capital. Final November, he rejected plans for a Las Vegas-style MSG Sphere enviornment in Stratford.

Revisit Georgia Mulraine’s lengthy learn on the way forward for London clubbing right here. 

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A London bakery started promoting Sadiq Khan doughnuts on Thursday morning – however shortly withdrew them from sale after an obvious mix-up over a particular order.

Dunn’s bakery in Crouch Finish has historically offered doughnuts representing the principle candidates in mayoral elections as a enjoyable means of assessing help on election day.

On Thursday morning it started providing iced doughnuts – full of Tiptree raspberry jam and that includes an image of Mr Khan – for £1.25.

However they had been faraway from show by mid-morning, with the store’s spokeswoman saying they’d been made to fulfil a pre-order and had been “put out by chance” by workers.

It later emerged that the doughnuts had been held again for Mr Khan, who was making an unannounced go to to the bakery.

The information of his go to was damaged on Thursday afternoon by Joanne McCartney, one in all his deputy mayors.

It’s not identified who positioned the particular order for the doughnuts.

Mr Khan launched a ban on the promoting of junk meals throughout the Transport for London community throughout his second time period.

Not like earlier elections, Dunn’s didn’t have any doughnuts on sale that featured Mr Khan’s mayoral rivals.

Mr Khan visited the store in 2016, when he was first standing to be mayor, to see how his doughnuts had been promoting compared to his rivals on the time – Zac Goldsmith, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry.

In his ebook Breathe, revealed final 12 months, he advised how he returned to the bakery in 2021, when he was up in opposition to Tory rival Shaun Bailey.

Mr Khan wrote: “On election day in 2016, I had found that Dunn’s was working a contest utilizing doughnuts with mayoral candidates’ faces on. Whichever doughnut offered essentially the most received.

“It had taken all of my self-control to not instantly name off Haringey’s GOTV [get out the vote] operation to ship tons of of Labour activists to purchase anthromorphised Sadiq doughnuts. In 2021, I used to be happy to find, Sadiq doughnuts had been certainly on sale. One other good omen! The me doughnut gave the impression to be profitable.”

Mr Khan solid his vote on Thursday morning in Tooting, accompanied by his spouse Saadiya and canine Luna.

Ms Corridor voted shortly after 7am in Harrow, accompanied by her daughter, Louise.

Greater than two million Londoners are anticipated to vote – with the winner declared at Metropolis Corridor from about 10pm on Saturday.

Comedian’s apology as he fights to save lots of his profession after his loss of life risk to a feminine Jewish comic

Dane Baptiste has admitted to a ‘huge error of judgement’ after issuing a chilling loss of life risk to a feminine Jewish comic.

The stand-up is battling to save lots of his profession after publicly posting a vile message on Instagram threatening to place the ‘Zionist’ within the cemetery.

His publish, first reported by Chortle final evening, is now being investigated by police and he seems to have been dropped by his agent.

Baptiste has now responded to the backlash his feedback attracted, insisting he has ‘no ailing intention in the direction of the Jewish neighborhood’.

However he additionally mentioned he was reacting to a ‘perceived risk’ in saying he would flip up on the lady’s doorstep and that no on would preserve her protected.

Within the new publish Baptiste wrote: ‘Within the current previous, I’ve acquired quite a lot of threatening and abusive messages from accounts accusing me of antisemitism for having professional Palestinian views. I’ve a brand new household and my associate made me conscious that a few of these identical individuals had been monitoring her instagram account.

‘In an enormous error of judgement, I posted an extreme and impulsive response, hoping to dissuade anyone monitoring my household. I made some extent to say Zionist and never Jewish, however I admire how disturbing, threatening and incendiary that language is, I’d categorically state I’ve no ailing intention in the direction of the Jewish neighborhood and by no means have.

‘I’ve a loving household of which I’m massively protecting of; I reacted poorly and emotionally to a perceived risk with no thought of thought to the results, and I apologise profusely for my actions to the Jewish neighborhood, my collegaues [sic] and my followers.’

Baptiste’s authentic publish was made on Instagram Tales yesterday, however eliminated after Chortle requested the comedian’s brokers, Madness Group, for a remark.

The company subsequently dropped Baptiste as a consumer. A spokesperson mentioned: ‘Madness grew to become conscious of a social media publish revealed by Dane on Instagram yesterday. The contents of his publish are utterly at odds with our values and what we stand for. We promptly made this clear to him, and are now not working with him.  As an organisation we don’t tolerate hate speech of any type and are dedicated to the values of respect and tolerance for all.’

Gag Reflex, which dealt with his dwell bookings, have additionally deleted any reference to him from their web site and posted on social media: ‘Gag Reflex Administration don’t advocate or tolerate hate speech of any type in the direction of any teams or people. For the reason that firm’s inception we now have at all times promoted equality, kindness and empathy inside our business and can proceed to take action for the foreseeable future.’

In his authentic publish, the 42-year-old instructed the girl: ‘I need you to take a seat down together with your husband and youngsters and picture what their lives will likely be with out you, b/c north London is a fast journey to make and a Assume Tank should be an precise tank to maintain you protected from me. 

‘Ask about and comedians will let you know I will likely be at your literal doorstep. Your agent will not preserve you protected. And I will sit in jail whereas your loved ones sit on the cemetery.

‘First and final warning. Your act is dumb however do not be a dumb lady. To your personal security.’

Chortle is conscious of his goal’s id, however she declined to touch upon the threats made in opposition to her.

Baptiste has been condemned by quite a lot of fellow comedians – though some social media customers have complained that too many have remained silent.

Lee Kern referred to as it ‘probably the most chilling, honest and credible loss of life risk in opposition to a Jewish lady’ including: ‘This must be handled in probably the most severe method doable

And Marcus Brigstocke mentioned: ‘The risk made by Dane Baptiste in opposition to a lady on IG wasn’t imprecise & can’t be justified. It was focused & harmful. Pushed (imo) by antisemitism & misogyny. I refuse to look the opposite approach & keep silent whereas solely Jewish buddies communicate up. Hatred & racism like this has to finish.’

In 2014, Baptiste grew to become the primary black Briton to be nominated for greatest newcomer on the Edinburgh Comedy Awards – and the next 12 months made his personal BBC sitcom Sunny D. He additionally piloted the sketch present Bamous for the broadcaster in 2021. His different TV credit embody  Dwell At The Apollo  and Richard Osman’s Home Of Video games.

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British comic Dane Baptiste, a daily on TV and creator of two BBC reveals, has been criticized for allegedly posting an “antisemitic” dying risk a few feminine comedian.

Distinguished members of the British comedy neighborhood rounded on Baptiste after he was accused of publishing a now-deleted Instagram submit by which he advised an unidentified feminine comic he would “sit in jail whereas your loved ones sit on the cemetery.” The total submit is beneath.

The UK’s Neighborhood Safety Belief, a charity that examines incidences of anti-Jewish hate, has been notified about Baptiste’s message, which started: “A fast notice to the Zionist comic stalking my household’s web page.”

Deadline understands that the matter has been reported to the police.

Baptiste wrote: “I would like you to take a seat down along with your husband and children and picture what their lives shall be with out you, b/c north london is a fast journey to make and a suppose tank should be an precise tank to maintain you protected from me. Ask about and comedians will inform you I shall be at your literal doorstep. Your agent received’t preserve you protected.” He added: “Your act is dumbbut don’t be a dumb lady.”

Deadline doesn’t know the id of the comic Baptiste was allegedly threatening. The submit has since been deleted however is doing the rounds on X, previously often known as Twitter. Baptiste and his agent at Madness have been contacted for remark.

Ricky Gervais reposted a submit that highlighted Baptiste’s “publicly threatening to kill a Jewish lady.”

Distinguished British comic David Baddiel reposted with the road “Jews don’t rely,” which is a reference to his principle that Jewish individuals are not thought-about a “correct minority.”

One other well-known comedian, Marcus Brigstocke, wrote: “The risk made by Dane Baptiste in opposition to a lady on IG wasn’t obscure & can’t be justified. It was focused & harmful. Pushed (imo) by antisemitism & misogyny. I refuse to look the opposite manner & keep silent whereas solely Jewish pals converse up.”

Baptiste’s Instagram and X accounts are nonetheless dwell and his most up-to-date X submit made an inflammatory allegation about new LBC presenter Vanessa Feltz, a Jewish lady.

Baptiste, who’s 42, was the primary Black British act to be nominated for greatest newcomer on the Edinburgh Comedy Awards and has since had two BBC reveals: sitcom Sunny D and pilot Bamous. He has made quite a few TV and radio appearances and hosts a podcast, Dane Baptiste Questions All the things.

In a Guardian interview final 12 months, he criticized “the failure of most British comedians, regardless of their eager observational abilities, to establish racial and sophistication inequality within the UK.”

USC freshman Bronny James, the son of NBA famous person LeBron James, introduced earlier this month he was coming into the NBA Draft and the switch portal. With the Los Angeles Lakers’ season coming to a detailed on Monday evening with a 4-1 collection loss to the Denver Nuggets within the NBA Playoffs, the elder James supplied an replace on the pending choice his oldest son must make subsequent month. 

“I simply need to get house to the household truthfully,” James stated on Monday. “… One among my boys is deciding if he will enter the draft or return to highschool. I bought one other child [Bryce James] that is taking part in AAU ball proper now and my daughter [Zhuri James] is taking part in volleyball — and my spouse [Savanah James] is doing so many nice issues, so it is about household proper now.”

James may have till Could 29 — the withdrawal deadline set by the NCAA — to resolve to stay within the draft or return for his sophomore season. The NBA has a later withdrawal deadline (June 16) however the NCAA has its personal algorithm that states the deadline is 10 days after the NBA Mix ends. The 2024 NBA Draft is June 26-27. 

The Athletic reported on Monday that the Lakers are “open to the prospect” of drafting Bronny. The Lakers may have the seventeenth general decide within the 2024 NBA Draft, which may very well be conveyed to the Pelicans as a part of the Anthony Davis commerce in 2019. Los Angeles holds its personal second-round decide on this summer time’s draft.

The previous four-star recruit performed in 25 video games for the Trojans after making his faculty debut on Dec. 10 towards Lengthy Seashore State lower than 5 months after going into cardiac arrest throughout a summer time exercise at USC. James made six begins throughout the 2023-24 season and averaged 4.8 factors, 2.8 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists. 

“I’ve had a 12 months with some ups and downs however all added to development for me as a person, pupil and athlete,” James wrote on Instagram. “I’ve made the choice to enter the NBA Draft whereas sustaining my faculty eligibility, and also will be coming into the NCAA switch portal. Thanks to USC for a tremendous freshman 12 months, and as at all times grateful for my household, pals, docs, athletic trainers and followers for his or her help.”

James missed USC’s abroad journey to Greece and Croatia for a three-game summer time tour and was absent from the beginning of fall exercises due to the cardiac arrest incident. After his minute restriction was lifted in January, James showcased his potential as each a playmaker and defender in an expanded function. 

James’ future got here into query earlier this week when rumors surfaced that the 19-year-old would enter the switch portal and discover his faculty choices.

“I do not know the place it got here from,” LeBron James stated after the Lakers beat the Raptors 128-111 in Toronto. “However on the finish of the day, Bronny is his personal man. He has some powerful choices to make. When he is able to make these choices, he’ll allow us to all know. However as his household, we will help no matter he does.”

Bronny James’ NBA Draft projection

James’ draft inventory is taken into account a thriller. His general stats weren’t nice this season, however that will not stop a respective crew from drafting him. The 2024 NBA Draft class is a thriller as a result of it is one of many weaker draft lessons on the prime in practically a decade. That might finally profit James and persuade him to declare for the draft if a crew desires to take a swing on a prospect with upside. 

James has the instruments to be a profitable participant on the subsequent stage. He is a high-motor defender with a playmaking upside. James additionally has an unbelievable basketball IQ like his father. One thing that James must enhance on on the subsequent stage is his 3-point capturing. James related on solely 26.7% from distance on 2.4 makes an attempt per evening.

Within the 2024 NBA Draft Prospect Rankings from CBS Sports activities, James is not presently ranked, and he wasn’t in any first-round mocks. James doubtless will drop to the second spherical, however he ought to get a chance on the subsequent stage it doesn’t matter what — which may very well be on a daily contract or a two-way deal.

Getting into the NBA Draft whereas sustaining faculty eligibility is frequent amongst faculty prospects who aren’t completely positive about the place they undertaking within the draft course of. On this case, Bronny initiatives as a possible second-round decide, so maintaining his choices open by coming into the switch portal will permit him to undergo the draft course of, work out for NBA groups, and get suggestions earlier than making a closing choice. James may have till Could 29 — the withdrawal deadline set by the NCAA — to resolve to stay within the draft or return for his sophomore season. The NBA has a later withdrawal deadline (June 16) however the NCAA has its personal algorithm that states the deadline is 10 days after the NBA Mix ends. The 2024 NBA Draft is June 26-27.

James will want approval from NBA’s Health to Play Panel earlier than he can change into eligible to take part in crew exercises, the draft mix in Could or be chosen within the draft because of the cardiac arrest, based on ESPN. 

LeBron has a participant possibility for the 2024-25 NBA season that he might hypothetically decline, which might create a neater path for the 2 to pair up subsequent season. The Lakers personal their second-round decide for the 2024 NBA Draft. The New Orleans Pelicans personal the Lakers first-round decide and have the proper to obtain their 2025 first-round decide as a substitute.

Portal prospects

Days after his father shot down the rumors of him coming into the switch portal, USC poached Arkansas coach Eric Musselman to switch Andy Enfield, who left city to take the vacant job at SMU. Regardless of Musselman having ties to the James household, he nonetheless elected to enter the upcoming draft and the switch portal. 

The youthful James performed with Arkansas signee Isaiah Elohim at Sierra Canyon Excessive College in Chatsworth, California. Musselman recruited Elohim to Arkansas earlier than he left for the vacant job with the Trojans. Nevertheless, James determined to enter the portal – step one for a participant who intends to switch.

Early logical choices to land James out of the switch portal Ohio State, Duquesne, Oregon, UCLA, and SMU. Popping out of highschool, James dedicated to USC over Oregon and Ohio State. Duquesne just lately named Dru Joyce III — LeBron’s former highschool teammate from St. Vincent-St. Mary Excessive College — its subsequent coach of this system.  

Impression on USC

USC has already misplaced star wing Kobe Johnson through the switch portal this offseason to crosstown rival UCLA. Collier entered the NBA Draft, and four-star guard Trent Perry just lately de-committed from the college after the teaching change. 

Musselman is a superb highschool and switch portal recruiter. Whereas he was at Arkansas, he helped land the No. 2 general recruiting class behind Duke within the 2022 cycle. Musselman is thought to make use of the switch portal to draw expertise, which can doubtless be the case because the Trojans transition to the Large Ten. 

Most prime highschool expertise within the 2024 recruiting class already signed their Nationwide Letter of Intent to their respective faculties. Musselman’s most suitable choice to switch James, Collier, and Boogie Ellis within the backcourt is to persuade Perry to remain.