<<Let's see if you live up to the standard you want me to follow.
Your hero, Ian Tattersall, whom you always cite as an authority for who is and
who is not human among the fossils was quoted saying that the Jinmium,
Australia Art find dated to 75,000 years "offers remarkably early evidence of
modern human behavior...">>
I LOVE it! Glenn has at least lived up to HIS standards by NOT quoting in
full! Here is the FULL quote, from the Ross article:
"The fragment lay in a stratum determined by thermoluminescence (TL) to be
58,000 to 75,000 years old. Ian Tattersall of New York's Museum of Natural
History, comments, '[The Austrailian discover] offers remarkable early
evidence of modern human behavior...if these new dates are accurate.'"
How convenient to leave out the IF! In Glenns' world, that means Tattersall
has "thrown in the towel." In the real world, that means he is adopting a
[gasp!] "wait and see" attitude on the accuracy of the dating (there is much
current controversy in the scientific world over the so-called "rock art." But
in Glenn's world, it is proof positive. No doubts, no strings.)
Well, Glenn, since you're now such a Tattersall fan, I can assume that you
believe in the replacement theory (one you recently called "extremist"), but
which is now backed up by the latest evidence, viz:
<<Evidence from mitochondrial DNA has been used to establish early modern
human's migrations from Africa and around the world. This has led to the
coining of the term 'African Eve' and these early studies have been
subject to large amounts of criticism. However, new studies have helped
confirm our recent African origin and this latest study has managed to
resolve much more detailed and localised population migration. The study shows
that modern humans had left the Middle East by 50,000 years and entered Europe
by 35,000 years. IN ADDITION IT ALSO COULD FIND NO
EVIDENCE OF NEANDERTHAL DNA AND SO CONCLUDED THAT NO INTERBREEDING HAD
OCCURRED. These dates fit in very well with the 'Replacement' hypothesis of
modern human origins The study also showed signs of the influx of Middle
Eastern farmers in the Neolithic. Richards, M., Corte-Real, H., Forster, P.,
Macaulay, V., Wilkinson-Herbots, H., Demaine, A., Papiha, S., Hedges, R.E.M.,
Bandelt, H.-J. & Sykes, B. (1996) Paleolithic and Neolithic lineages in the
European mitochondrial gene pool. American Journal of Human Genetics. 59 (1).
185 - 203. [L.O.C. RB155.AME]>>
How about it?
Jim--I won't be able to respond right away, as I'll be out of town. But don't
get lax, I WILL be back!