Archaeology Find Redefines Fijian History Of First Peoples

ABCNews ^ | 8-26-2002

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I will go searching for the article that calls him a Fijian GIANT, 6' 2" tall.

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Mysterious Giant Human Remains Found In Fiji

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Fiji Giant update.

[JudyB1938]

I wonder if he has any obtainable DNA? That would be interesting to see if his descendants are still there. Like they did in Britain. Remember that one?

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"I wonder if he has any obtainable DNA? That would be interesting to see if his descendants are still there. Like they did in Britain. Remember that one?"

Yup. I expect he'd be Ainu/Jomon. (Same stock as Kennewick Man, Spirit Cave Man and Buhl Woman) Just a guess.

[farmfriend]

ping

[LostTribe]

(The late) Dr. Barry Fell would be most interested:

America B.C.

[JudyB1938]

I'll just betcha they have some of K Man's DNA stored away someplace and will compare it to other finds. Unfortunately, if that's true, the public will never know the results.

[blam]

"(The late) Dr. Barry Fell would be most interested.

Yup. I have or have read most of his books.

Gloria Farley would be interested also.

[blam]

"I'll just betcha they have some of K Man's DNA stored away someplace and will compare it to other finds. Unfortunately, if that's true, the public will never know the results."

They did a DNA analysis of Kennewick Man and declared the results inconclusive. (I suspect that they did not fit the expectations of certain groups. BTW, this case is still in court)

[LostTribe]

>Gloria Farley would be interested also.

That's a new one for me. I printed it out for more careful reading...

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Kennewick Man DNA Tests

[lizma]

Bryan Sykes of Oxford, who did the DNA study for the Cheddar man, has already done a study of Polynesian DNA.
It would be interesting to see where this guy fits in or if he doesn't at all.

[StopGlobalWhining]

Re: Kennewick Man DNA Tests link:

Sounds like they have prejudged the results before performing the test. If the DNA fits the A, B, C, or D category, case closed. If it doesn't, then the results are either inconclusive or just plain wrong.

In other words, heads the Indians win, tails European ancestors lose.

[sawsalimb]

Yep-DNA analysis would be very interesting. Please don't forget to ping me if you hear of any being done!

[sawsalimb]

Sort of a sidebar,and maybe you can confirm this. I seem to recall that some of the earliest Inca remains had been blood typed,and-oddly enough-they were type A,which is supposedly a relatively rare type for Native Americans. Is my imagination running away with me,or have you seen something like this too?

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(There are no skeletons ever found in North America of Native Americans/American Indians that are older than 6,000 years old)

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Others like Kennewick Man

About seven skeletons the age of Kennewick man have been found in North America. All have proto-Caucasoid features (Caucasoid features so generic that they can not be traced to any definite Caucasian ethhnic group) , in varying degrees. None closely resembles modern Native Americans.

Several possible explanations for these finds have been put forward.

One is that the earliest immigrants to the Americas came from Europe, perhaps by walking from Norway to Newfoundland on the North Atlantic, which was frozen solid 16,000 years ago. Evidence for this theory comes from the Clovis spearpoints made in North America 11,000 years ago, which more closely resemble the stone tools of Europe than Asia.

Another possible explanation, supported by more recent studies, is that 9000 years ago, all Eurasians had some Caucasoid features. Recent examinations of a cast of Kennewick Man's skull point toward Ainu or Polynesian, rather than European, features.

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[LostTribe]

Gotta be REAL careful about getting enthused about DNA tests. Some may be valid in a limited sense, but we had major threads here on FR last year pointing out the apparent extensive fraud in DNA studies which somehow always came out the way the sponsoring organzations wanted them to come out. They have all the credibility of "9 out of 10 dentists recommend..."

[#3Fan]

One of Solomon's gold miners died on the way to Peru. :^)

[blam]

"One of Solomon's gold miners died on the way to Peru. :^)"

Perhaps. However, I always assumed that they came by way of the Atlantic and then up the Amazon...but, what do I know?