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Europe was the birthplace of mankind, not Africa, scientists find

26 pointsby startupflixalmost 7 years ago

3 comments

dkuralalmost 7 years ago
This is misleading &amp; false. Genetic evidence has conclusively proven our roots are in Africa. While the bone finds are real; the entire interpretation and situating of those finds are incorrect. (I do human genomics for a living).<p>Their interpretation of geology is also incorrect. The saharan sand comes via winds &amp; continues to do so; making the Mediterranean soil very fertile:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;capital-weather-gang&#x2F;wp&#x2F;2018&#x2F;03&#x2F;26&#x2F;photos-dust-from-the-sahara-has-turned-the-snow-orange-in-russia-and-eastern-europe&#x2F;?utm_term=.dda3ecf2937b" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.washingtonpost.com&#x2F;news&#x2F;capital-weather-gang&#x2F;wp&#x2F;...</a>
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steve_adams_86almost 7 years ago
Interesting, but what&#x27;s to say we won&#x27;t find older hominid bones in Africa next year? Is it wise to be so certain that Europe was the birthplace of mankind based on a single discovery? Really, the same goes for Africa. Why are we deducing that each oldest bone means _that_ is where humans came from?
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tscangussualmost 7 years ago
Is Evolution still a thing? Who cares where humans came from.<p>Elon Musk will merge you with an AI if you can afford that and you will be part of the new Techno sapiens species.