What are Troglodytes? Cavemen? Are they real?

By Sara Bellum On March 16, 2016 In Sara Bellum No Comments

Bone Tomahawk features “Cavemen” style characters called Troglodytes

What is a Troglodyte? Are they real?

Dear Sara,

I just watched the movie BONE TOMAHAWK, which stars my favorite actor Kurt Russell as an Old West sheriff who tracks down a group of human-like creature called Troglodytes, that is, non-evolved humans who live in caves. Is there/are there ever really such creatures as a troglodyte?

Yours truly,

Beth N.

Troglodytes appearance in Bone Tomahawk

Dear Beth,

Yes and no. Pan troglodytes is a term for the common chimpanzee, it refers to the genus for the small bird the wren and it’s a generic term for a “caveman.” However, there is no offshoot of humanity that is scientifically classified as a troglodyte.

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The name's Sara Bellum, and I'm the editor-at-large here at BuzzyMag - the hostess with the mostess, if you will. I like to think that my first calling is fighting crime and delivering a heaping dose of sweet, sweet justice to all manner of thugs, miscreants, hoodlums, ruffians, and ne'er-do-wells, but unfortunately, violent vigilantism doesn't exactly pay big bucks these days.

Times are tough, my friends, and I've got bills to pay, so I decided to put my encyclopedic knowledge of all things sci-fi & fantasy-related to use to help me land a day job. To tell you the truth, it's kind of a nice change of pace. My manicures have been lasting a bit longer lately.

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