A Surprise Cave Finding Has Once Again Upended Our Story of Humans Leaving Africa

https://www.sciencealert.com ^ | 8 APRIL 2022 | MIKE MCRAE

[minnesota_bound]

I think Africa was chosen only because they could find bones in the arid climate.

[nicollo]

Cain. Jealous, violent, disobedient, and all around A-hole.

I love finding solid Biblical interpretation!

[SunkenCiv]

A population hub out of Africa explains East Asian lineages in Europe 45,000 years ago
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/948948

[SunkenCiv]

Neolithic made us taller and more intelligent but more prone to heart disease
How modern European populations have evolved over the past 50,000 years
Date: April 6, 2022
Source: Radboud University Medical Center
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220406101723.htm

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Red Badger.

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The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve
in local libraries

"Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

KEYWORDS: neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals

[blueunicorn6]

Looks like all the homosexuals migrated to Siberia.

[SauronOfMordor]

My guess is that early humans were continually exploring for food, especially in directions where there weren’t already competing (and territory-defending) humans.

Consider an early tribe. They settle in an area where there is good hunting, and plentiful food allows them to have many surviving children. The kids grow up, and groups set out to explore what’s available a few miles away. Over a generation, people can spread a hundred miles. Over several generations, a thousand miles.

[gleeaikin]

Perhaps the disappearance of types of human remains for long periods of time or forever were based on a new mostly fatal illness. If they were following large herds, an animal virus could have killed off their prey, or there could have been a jump from animal to human, like swine flu has done.

I wish I had a good sample of my late husband’s DNA. He had Scotish ancestry from his father, 1/16th Cree Indian from his mother, bright red hair and pink skin; very hairy chest and one shoulder, receeding chin which looked much better with a beard, extreme mesomorph body, light blue eyes, intense emotions especially anger; died of Alzheirmers age 75.

I have a theory that people from primative, isolated, tribal societies may be more likely to die of Alzheimers. My husband started wandering about 2 years before he died. I had to watch him like a hawk and quickly give him a snack because he tried to go out if he was hungry. This was after he had few skills to take care of himself but was still mobile. I would have to urge him back to bed at 4 in the morning when he wanted to go outside and walk in the city. As he became more physically compromised this behavior subsided. My theory is this behavior had survival value because in hunger times a person with this gene would get up at night (perhaps to pee) and wander off looking for food and freeze to death, or in a tropical or temperate clime be killed by preditors. Thus their food would be available for their offspring, In urban settings such wanderers would be brought back to their families.

I compared figures for Alzheimers in urban Africn countries and US Afro-Americans. The figure was much higher in the US, Now this could be bacause of diet, but I suspect many of the slaves brought here were captured from isolated villages, rather than from the major African cities. Anyway I think this is an interesting hypothesis that could use some research.

I guess we can backtrack from my 2 sons. Also my own DNA might be interesting. Half my origin is East Prussian/Polish from 1800s. There was Asian conquest blood left behind, especially in the upper classes like my grandmother. I have shoveled upper lateral incisors, which is possibly a Neanderthal trait. Also, my molars are very large. My other grandfather was Welsh, and his wife had early US American, mostly British origins. Anyone know which is the best ancestry company for Neanderthal analysis or facts?

[blam]

"Anyone know which is the best ancestry company for Neanderthal analysis or facts?"

No

But, I've always found this article interesting.

The Neanderthal Theory

[Vaquero]

Ancestry.com does NOT give Neanderthal dna. 23and me does.

[Kevmo]

That’s sumthin I had never heard of before. Sounds like it’s a good time to go into archaeology, with so many mysteries to solve.

[SunkenCiv]

Maybe he has cousins on both sides?

[Kevmo]

From the article, “”more closely related to present-day and ancient populations in East Asia and the Americas than to later west Eurasian populations.”
***Yet another bump for the Solutrean Hypothesis.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solutrean_hypothesis

[Red Badger]

Neolithic made us taller and more intelligent but more prone to heart disease

The beginning of agriculture and wheat (grass seed) eating.......carbs create cholesterol.................

[Red Badger]

The Soul Train Hypothesis?...................

[Theophilus]

That’s where Malibu Barbie hangs out.

[SunkenCiv]

Longer lifespans made heart disease more common.