[JimSEA]

This is of great interest to me as it settles a long standing friendly arguement between me and a friend in Chiang Mai. He is a Thai educated in forestry and holds the most common Thai belief that their ancestors came from southern China about 700 Years ago. Recent arcaeological evidence points to Thais as having been in the area in which they currently live for some 5,000 years. Certainly the physical atributes of ancient skeletons resemble the current residents (Thais). This is excellent as confirmation of the connection will help in the push for preservation of ancient sites.

[JimSEA]

Possible interest?? Blam's Cheddar Man and this seem to show many people in the world live where their ancestors have lived for thousands of years.

[LibertyGrrrl]

This is really interesting....
I love stuff like this!

[claptrap]

I appreciate your concern yet,a nagging thought is
"destination " becomes increasingly important as one
ages. Unless you are a racist where you come from is irrelevant, its where you end up thats important.

Please explain why where a person comes from is so damn important.
Isnt how a person acts more important?

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[Harrius Magnus]

I thought this was a Star Trek thread. Sorry.

[blam]

Good article, thanks for the ping.

My instincts say the people 'flowed' the other way. Thais going north and becoming Chinese. I think Oppenheimer's DNA studies show that type of flow.

In fact, the Northern Chinese are descended from the Southern Chinese who are themselves descended from people in SE Asia, Thailand.(?)

I'm still just astounded by the Cheddar Man story.