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DNA identifies new ancient human dubbed 'X-woman'
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| 3-24-10
| Paul Rincon
Posted on 03/24/2010 1:38:44 PM PDT by smokingfrog
Scientists have identified a previously unknown type of ancient human through analysis of DNA from a finger bone unearthed in a Siberian cave.
The extinct "hominin" (human like creature) lived in Central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago.
An international team has sequenced genetic material from the fossil showing that it is distinct from that of Neanderthals and modern humans.
Details of the find, dubbed "X-woman", have been published in Nature journal.
Ornaments were found in the same ground layer as the finger bone, including a bracelet.
Professor Chris Stringer, human origins researcher at London's Natural History Museum, called the discovery "a very exciting development".
"This new DNA work provides an entirely new way of looking at the still poorly-understood evolution of humans in central and eastern Asia."
The discovery raises the intriguing possibility that three forms of human - Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and the species represented by X-woman - could have met each other and interacted in southern Siberia.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Russia
KEYWORDS: denisovacave; denisovans; evolution; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; homosapiens; multiregionalism; neandertal; neandertals; neanderthal; neanderthals; science; svantepbo
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To: smokingfrog
New “Missing Link” Hoax Ping
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03/24/2010 1:40:12 PM PDT
by
jessduntno
(B. Hussein Obama...I look at him and think, in the words of Biden, "Big F***ing deal.")
To: smokingfrog
The three seem to come together in the democrat party
without much problem...
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:41:02 PM PDT
by
tet68
( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
To: smokingfrog
(human like creature) lived in Central Asia between 48,000 and 30,000 years ago. 
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:41:40 PM PDT
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Andonius_99
(There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
To: smokingfrog
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03/24/2010 1:42:55 PM PDT
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Red Badger
(Education makes people easy to lead, difficult to drive; easy to govern, but impossible to enslave.)
To: jessduntno
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03/24/2010 1:43:25 PM PDT
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Frankss
To: Red Badger
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03/24/2010 1:43:36 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
To: Red Badger
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:43:40 PM PDT
by
JennysCool
(My hypocrisy goes only so far)
To: smokingfrog
Whatever it is, it's the ugliest thing I have ever seen.
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:44:49 PM PDT
by
Jewbacca
(The residents of Iroquois territory may not determine whether Jews may live in Jerusalem.)
To: smokingfrog
Channeling Erik Estrada...
“You’re a hominin!”
To: jessduntno
Whatcha talking about. They found a finger bone!
Is it really possible to get any reliable/uncontaminated DNA from finger bone that is this old? (I’m not a scientist.)
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:50:27 PM PDT
by
smokingfrog
(You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
To: Red Badger
I suddenly feel like a cave man!
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03/24/2010 1:51:22 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
(You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
To: Andonius_99
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posted on
03/24/2010 1:51:56 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
(You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
To: smokingfrog
“Whatcha talking about. They found a finger bone!”
Probably a donation from some lifelong student looking for more grant money so he won’t have to get a job.
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03/24/2010 1:57:08 PM PDT
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jessduntno
(B. Hussein Obama...I look at him and think, in the words of Biden, "Big F***ing deal.")
To: smokingfrog
LOL. You had to know it was coming...I mean, come on, any time anything gets posted here about anything ancient, who do we see? At least I got it out of the way in the top 10! :)
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posted on
03/24/2010 2:01:30 PM PDT
by
Andonius_99
(There are two sides to every issue. One is right, the other is wrong; but the middle is always evil.)
To: SunkenCiv
To: smokingfrog
“Is it really possible to get any reliable/uncontaminated DNA from finger bone that is this old? (I’m not a scientist.”
Not if the earth is no more than six thousand years old!
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posted on
03/24/2010 2:07:13 PM PDT
by
Burkean
(.)
To: SunkenCiv
To: smokingfrog
Simple species X is just the offspring of Homo sapiens who humped Neanderthals.
Heck there are guy humping sheep, you can't tell me they wouldn't hump a Neanderthal girl.
To: TexasFreeper2009
I guess that's what they mean by inter-”action.” Why didn't they just say they were humping each other? Of course, we don't know if it was consensual.
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03/24/2010 2:29:57 PM PDT
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smokingfrog
(You can't ignore your boss and expect to keep your job... WWW.filipthishouse2010.com)
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