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First Europeans 'weathered Ice Age'
BBC ^ | 11/6/2014

Posted on 11/07/2014 2:56:57 AM PST by Natufian

The genetic ancestry of the earliest Europeans survived the ferocious Ice Age that took hold after the continent was initially settled by modern people. That is the suggestion of a study of DNA from a male hunter who lived in western Russia 36,000 years ago.

His genome is not exactly like those of people who lived in Europe just after the ice sheets melted 10,000 years ago. But the study suggests the earliest Europeans did contribute their genes to later populations.

(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...


TOPICS: Science
KEYWORDS: evolution; globalcooling; godsgravesglyphs; helixmakemineadouble; humans; iceage
Fascinating
1 posted on 11/07/2014 2:56:57 AM PST by Natufian
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To: SunkenCiv

Ping!


2 posted on 11/07/2014 2:57:25 AM PST by Natufian (t)
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To: Natufian

Of course they did. That’s why we still have Europeans.


3 posted on 11/07/2014 3:37:27 AM PST by wny
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To: wny

Yeah...I thought that was pretty obvious also.


4 posted on 11/07/2014 3:42:23 AM PST by Adder (No, Mr. Franklin, we could NOT keep it.)
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To: Natufian

Impossible! There has never been climate change before!!! Only modern western civilization can cause climate change!


5 posted on 11/07/2014 3:45:44 AM PST by Bluebird Singing
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To: wny

The continent could have been resettled by new arrivals from Asia or Africa. This indicates continuous settlement and genetic continuity.


6 posted on 11/07/2014 3:47:28 AM PST by Lonesome in Massachussets (This is known as "bad luck". - Robert A. Heinlein)
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To: Natufian
just after the ice sheets melted 10,000 years ago

....so how did the ice sheets melt.....inquiring minds seek to know....

1. Dinosaur farts

2. Meteor strikes melts the ice

3. They found oil and set fire to it

4. SUV's driving all over

and last but not least


7 posted on 11/07/2014 4:02:35 AM PST by spokeshave (He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent hither swarms of Officers to harass our people,)
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To: wny
LOL. I didn't realize that Europeans survived the Ice Age. Until this article, I thought that they all died and were replaced after the Ice Age by aliens disguised as Europeans.
8 posted on 11/07/2014 4:36:24 AM PST by Opinionated Blowhard ("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
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To: Natufian

Not a bad-looking Paleolithic type babe there in Southern France...


9 posted on 11/07/2014 4:42:48 AM PST by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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To: BobL

She’s no Betty Rubble either.


10 posted on 11/07/2014 4:44:38 AM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: King Moonracer

I mean the cartoon, not fat Rosie.


11 posted on 11/07/2014 4:46:29 AM PST by King Moonracer (Bad lighting and cheap fabric, that's how you sell clothing.....)
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To: King Moonracer

Yea, I guess. But it’s tough to have a bod when you live in that climate. Much easier in the mild climate of Bedrock.


12 posted on 11/07/2014 4:49:22 AM PST by BobL (Don't forget - Today's Russians learn math WITHOUT calculators.)
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To: Natufian

You mean the climate changes on it’s own?

Wow! /s

Where is that Sun guy with his numbers?


13 posted on 11/07/2014 6:16:52 AM PST by hadaclueonce (Because Brawndo's got electrolytes. Because Ethanol has Big Corn Lobby)
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To: Natufian

This reconstruction shows an Upper Palaeolithic woman from southern France


14 posted on 11/07/2014 11:25:54 AM PST by frithguild (The warmth and goodness of Gaia is a nuclear reactor in the Earth's core that burns Thorium)
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To: Natufian
Thanks Natufian. Adding, but not pinging, I think we've had one about this.


15 posted on 11/13/2014 5:29:32 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/_______________________Celebrate the Polls, Ignore the Trolls)
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