tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post8454324511895443473..comments2024-01-04T04:11:55.717+02:00Comments on Dienekes’ Anthropology Blog: Out of North Africa?Dienekeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02082684850093948970noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-36592194831122597122011-01-27T03:49:11.060+02:002011-01-27T03:49:11.060+02:00"The data suggest that the Sahara Desert was ..."The data suggest that the Sahara Desert was a land of lakes and rivers about 130,000 years ago, when moderns first left Africa for sites in what is today Israel. And new studies of hominin fossils suggest some strong resemblances—and possible evolutionary connections—between North African specimens and fossils representing migrations out of Africa between 130,000 and 40,000 years ago". <br /><br />Surely that is the demise of the 'Great Southern Coastal Migration Theory'. But I doubt it. The theory seems to appeal to so many, for some unkmown reason. <br /><br />"It's a mixture of Europeans and North Africans for about 1 million years, at different times before present". <br /><br />My sentiments exactly. <br /><br />"After 50,000 years ago, most everything was set in stone, it seems. World-wide". <br /><br />Perhaps not. At one time it was claimed that Javan H. erectus survived until nearly 30,000 years ago. If it did that provides a hybridism possibility in that region more recently than 50,000 years ago. And anyway groups of people continued moving around and forming hybrids with each other. In fact still are doing so. We're presumably not so different from Paleolithic humans.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-7213370269700473362011-01-26T14:11:05.305+02:002011-01-26T14:11:05.305+02:00I think it's both. It's a mixture of Euro...I think it's both. It's a mixture of Europeans and North Africans for about 1 million years, at different times before present. It is also mostly, but not solely, out of Africa after additional innovations and mixtures starting 200,000 to 100,000 years ago - integrating with innovations in Europe and West Asia. <br /><br />After 50,000 years ago, most everything was set in stone, it seems. World-wide.eurologisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440019181278830033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7785493.post-89915711336004704032011-01-26T01:08:40.176+02:002011-01-26T01:08:40.176+02:00It is appearing more and more that the place of or...It is appearing more and more that the place of origin of modern humans isn't in Sub-Saharan Africa but somewhere closer to Europe. So maybe today's Sub-Saharans aren't genetically closest to the original modern humans, they may just be a later offshoot from non-Sub-Saharan modern humans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com