Re: asa-digest V1 #5240

On Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:32:05 GMT "burgytwo@juno.com" <burgytwo@juno.com>
writes:
> Glenn wrote, in part: >>They could no more have lived in Britain
> without clothing and shoes than they could have lived in Beijing.>>
>
> Unless one or more of the following conditions existed:
>
> 1. The climate was much milder then
> 2. They only migrated to that region in the summer months
> 3. They had a lot more body hair (rur) than we do.
> 4. Some other possibility I've overlooked.
>
> Burgy
>
Burgy,
The story I read refers to a warm climate where rhinos, hippos, lions,
elephants, saber tooth tigers and bears lived. Looks like your first
point is correct. I'll try to get the reference right.

http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/330186/humans_in_england_may_go_back
_70000_years/index.html

Dave
Received on Sat Dec 17 22:33:59 2005