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To: blam
For discussion's sake, we still have to account for the fact that Asians and Europeans have similar DNA and are both quite different from African DNA. This has been taken to mean that African ancestors struck out long ago and populated both Europe and Asia with a very small gene pool.

Can some one theorize (you, perhaps, blam or some one else) a scenario that would take these new facts into account? (assuming they are correctly being interpreted)

I agree. The "Out of Africa" theorists need to address this.

17 posted on 10/29/2003 8:55:11 AM PST by shamusotoole
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To: shamusotoole
"Can some one theorize (you, perhaps, blam or some one else) a scenario that would take these new facts into account? (assuming they are correctly being interpreted)"

First, let me say, I don't think we'll ever have exact 'proof' of any one theory.

The most recent theory that I like is from James Chatters, in his book, Ancient Encounters. He proposed that the people we know as Kennewick Man, Spirit Cave Man and Etc, were the forefathers of all the present day Asians and Europeans.
Their ancestors covered all of Asia and then streamed back into Europe and to a lesser degree Africa. That would explain the DNA paradox that you pointed out.

The multiregional theory is appealing and is similar to this idea. I'm a multiregionalist, like Milton Wolfpof(sp).

23 posted on 10/29/2003 10:55:39 AM PST by blam
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To: shamusotoole
...we still have to account for the fact that Asians and Europeans have similar DNA and are both quite different from African DNA.

Human DNA, regardless of its continent of origin, is nearly identical across all races. This has been attributed to a "genetic bottleneck" about 70k years ago in which the entire human species was reduced to less than 2,000 individuals. In other words, African DNA is not "quite different" than Asian or European DNA.

29 posted on 10/29/2003 2:17:23 PM PST by Junior ("Your superior intellects are no match for our puny weapons!")
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