Comments on: New Hominid Species Unearthed in Chinese Caves? http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/ Meet the members of the tangled human family tree Thu, 31 Jan 2013 17:56:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Felipe De Leon Brown http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/#comment-611 Felipe De Leon Brown Sun, 08 Apr 2012 15:06:11 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=624#comment-611 The article has generated another interesting set of theories (as well as a possible justification for further incursions and investigations in the region). My concern is that those who would want to continue their efforts to segregate homo sapiens into different "races" would now have additional "proof". Correct me if my thinking diverges from what is the predominant and more universal consensus: that all Homo Sapiens have a lineage that goes back to Africa and that we are, for better or worse, all related regardess of the level of divergence. Instead of looking for "differences", perhaps we might want to focus more on finding that commonality which makes us all salient and reasoning living beings. The article has generated another interesting set of theories (as well as a possible justification for further incursions and investigations in the region). My concern is that those who would want to continue their efforts to segregate homo sapiens into different “races” would now have additional “proof”. Correct me if my thinking diverges from what is the predominant and more universal consensus: that all Homo Sapiens have a lineage that goes back to Africa and that we are, for better or worse, all related regardess of the level of divergence. Instead of looking for “differences”, perhaps we might want to focus more on finding that commonality which makes us all salient and reasoning living beings.

]]> By: Ian http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/#comment-601 Ian Mon, 26 Mar 2012 03:16:19 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=624#comment-601 My question is: Who was his barber? Pleistocene people had very good barbers!!! My question is: Who was his barber?

Pleistocene people had very good barbers!!!

]]> By: TJ http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/#comment-600 TJ Sun, 25 Mar 2012 23:22:26 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=624#comment-600 Is this a joke? Looks a lot like George Bush if you ask me! (This is NOT a political comment, just my observation.) Is this a joke? Looks a lot like George Bush if you ask me! (This is NOT a political comment, just my observation.)

]]> By: Atlantis http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/#comment-596 Atlantis Thu, 22 Mar 2012 02:42:31 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=624#comment-596 Cro Magnon invaded Europe 35,000 years ago from the Atlantic, not Africa. There are cro magnon type fossils, as well as similar tool technology found in the Americas around the same time (solutrean/clovis). Haplogroup X split around the same time, a euro branch and an American Out of Atlantis, not Africa Cro Magnon invaded Europe 35,000 years ago from the Atlantic, not Africa. There are cro magnon type fossils, as well as similar tool technology found in the Americas around the same time (solutrean/clovis).

Haplogroup X split around the same time, a euro branch and an American

Out of Atlantis, not Africa

]]> By: Mango Punch http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/2012/03/new-hominid-species-unearthed-in-chinese-caves/#comment-595 Mango Punch Wed, 21 Mar 2012 16:46:50 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/hominids/?p=624#comment-595 Cool Stuff! Looks like you *might get to strike #4 from Monday's list. Cool Stuff! Looks like you *might get to strike #4 from Monday’s list.

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