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pampango

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54. Nice fine, cali. Interesting how humans have always felt the urge to 'immigrate'.

Thu Nov 21, 2013, 09:44 AM

Nov 2013

The first people to arrive in the Americas have long been assumed to have descended from Siberian populations related to East Asians. It now seems that they may be a mixture between the Western Europeans who had reached Siberia and an East Asian population.

Dr. Willerslev’s interpretation was that the ancestors of Native Americans had already separated from the East Asian population when they interbred with the people of the Mal’ta culture, and that this admixed population then crossed over the Beringian land bridge that then lay between Siberia and Alaska to become a founding population of Native Americans.

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24,000-Year-Old Body Shows Kinship to Europeans and American Indians [View all] cali Nov 2013 OP

Fascinating. Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #1

24,000 year old body? RebelOne Nov 2013 #7

Hmm, good point. Obviously God and Jesus planted that body as a test of our faith! Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #8

Say what you like, but sarcasm ought not invent: Jesus is not claimed anywhere but as a contemporary WinkyDink Nov 2013 #36

Well, in the mentality of some people I know on Facebook Arugula Latte Nov 2013 #38

In dog years backwards.... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #12

Interesting article. Thanks for posting badtoworse Nov 2013 #2

It was believed that there was an Atlantean land bridge between the two. loudsue Nov 2013 #17

A land bridge across the Atlantic in the time of the pharoahs? badtoworse Nov 2013 #22

Continental masses have a much greater thickness than seabed bhikkhu Nov 2013 #40

4000 years ago, no, 24,000 years ago, maybe, 12,000 year ago maybe, 8000 maybe, 7000 no. happyslug Nov 2013 #48

This should be a very good read and I'm looking forward to it. badtoworse Nov 2013 #52

Interesting post and thanks you for sharing it. badtoworse Nov 2013 #55

Actually, that's entirely impossible to imagine NickB79 Nov 2013 #53

Probably. enlightenment Nov 2013 #41

Thanks, I'll have a look. As I said, this stuff is fascinating. badtoworse Nov 2013 #47

Interesting -- but neither of those points is a surprise starroute Nov 2013 #3

Is that figurine male or female?... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #4

Definitely female starroute Nov 2013 #6

Wish I'd thought of that... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #11

That was actually carved in later pscot Nov 2013 #15

I've looked at a lot of images of Paleolithic Venuses starroute Nov 2013 #19

Ok, seriously... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #24

It's the vulval slit enlightenment Nov 2013 #42

Possibly,... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #43

There's a theory that Lake Baikal drained into the Mediterranean starroute Nov 2013 #9

Wow. I love that stuff. IrishAyes Nov 2013 #5

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Why the snark? Can't stuff just be interesting once in a while? badtoworse Nov 2013 #13

sorry cali dissed me big time in a recent sincere text 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #20

Some folks are just bitter these days. loudsue Nov 2013 #32

I don't think that interest in the one denies concern for the other... LanternWaste Nov 2013 #14

I must be below average !! 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #21

Just wondering cali 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #16

You should really... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #18

so should cali 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #23

In what way?... TeeYiYi Nov 2013 #26

I'm retired cali Nov 2013 #50

Fascinating! KoKo Nov 2013 #25

cali Posted in My Thread 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #28

Fascinating! I love stuff like this! scarletwoman Nov 2013 #27

On No 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #30

It's very nice of you to keep kicking this thread so that more people will see it. scarletwoman Nov 2013 #34

Have we found the missing link to Opie? Botany Nov 2013 #29

I guess so 4 t 4 Nov 2013 #31

You need a time out until you learn to play nice Botany Nov 2013 #33

Amen to that. loudsue Nov 2013 #35

If you bothered to read the article, Ms. Toad Nov 2013 #46

Great article. bravenak Nov 2013 #37

National Geographic Genographic Project might answer this. ErikJ Nov 2013 #39

Cool! JimboBillyBubbaBob Nov 2013 #44

Love the thread, please don't stop posting interesting articles like this. TinkerTot55 Nov 2013 #45

the next closest relatives are Finns and Chinese MisterP Nov 2013 #49

Interesting. Warren DeMontague Nov 2013 #51

Nice fine, cali. Interesting how humans have always felt the urge to 'immigrate'. pampango Nov 2013 #54

Cool! JNelson6563 Nov 2013 #56