Re: [asa] Archaic inbreeding

Before we get too excited about this...someone at the paleontology blog
has taken a close look at the sources for the article. See

TOPIC: Newsweek, AMNH, Molecular Clocks and Fairy Stories
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.anthropology.paleo/browse_thread/thread/861ecc4159491771?hl=en

Jack Haas

Randy Isaac wrote:
> The current issue of Newsweek that hit the newsstands has a cover
> article on "The Evolution Revolution." The feature article, available
> online at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17542627/site/newsweek/ , talks
> about DNA tracking of human origins. The message of the article seems
> to be that all the hominids discovered outside of Africa are actually
> dead-end evolution paths. They cite work indicating an originating
> population of modern humans as being 2,000 males (and presumably a
> comparable number of females) around 89,000 years ago in Africa. All
> others died out.
>
> Glenn, you've often cited hominid like evidence from millions of years
> ago around the world. That seems pretty clear. Isn't it possible
> though that all these lines died out? I'm not sure I understand all
> the evidences you cite but couldn't the genetic data you cited be a
> result of a common ancestor and not necessarily of interbreeding?
>
> Randy
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Received on Tue Mar 13 08:48:28 2007