Posted on 08/22/2008 2:36:54 PM PDT by decimon
Aug. 22, 2008 -- The world's first known modern human was a tall, thin individual -- probably male -- who lived around 200,000 years ago and resembled present-day Ethiopians, save for one important difference: He retained a few primitive characteristics associated with Neanderthals, according to a series of forthcoming studies conducted by multiple international research teams.
The extraordinary findings, which will soon be outlined in a special issue of the Journal of Human Evolution devoted to the first known Homo sapiens, also reveal information about the material culture of the first known people, their surroundings, possible lifestyle and, perhaps most startling, their probable neighbors -- Homo erectus.
(Excerpt) Read more at dsc.discovery.com ...
I, Omo ping.
Some still do :)
And why in the world would anyone think that "distinct" species would NOT have DNA similarities. Kinda like carrot cake and banana cake.
I wonder if an Ethiopian would be upset if you told him, “You’re not a bad looking guy, even with that touch of Neanderthal”
Well, that only leaves a space moving forward in evolution right behind that man, for a woman:)
I’ve got a neighbor down the street whose skull fits the evolution profile of neaderthal, but the guy’s a lawyer. Now, either we all started out as lawyers or the Bible is what it says it is, and this evolution crap is no more than that.
There is evidence for evolution...
YEC INTREP
The Neandertal EnigmaFrayer'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]
by James Shreeve
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Where’s the Helen Thomas pic?
Chicken-egg question, eh? :’) How can the egg get laid until the rooster does?
Doubt it. The Ethiopians I've known (I used to have an Ethiopian roommate) are pretty serene. Granted in isn't a huge sample, and is self selected for ones with enough gumption to immigrate to America...
Modern Ethiopian Man
Do a DNA test on Dan Dierdorf. I’m just sayin’.
More like the latest known politician has neanderthal qualities....
The chicken-egg question is no quandary; the parents of the first chicken we, by definition, not chickens.
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