[blam]

"Also look no further than Toba for the reduced human population of that time that genetic research implies. It had to have a major effect on mankind at the time, but I don't think we have any human records, not even the legends of the Australian aborigines, that go back quite that far."

I agree. Probably Toba. I've seen estimates as low as 2,000 for the worldwide human population after Toba. Most are closer to 5,000 with some ranging up to 10,000. Even so, not many people for the whole world.

The Last Glacial Maximum(LGM) 18-23,000 years ago thinned out the human population dramatically too.

[Elsie]

The Last Glacial Maximum(LGM) 18-23,000 years ago thinned out the human population dramatically too.

Why??

I'da moved South!!!