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Did Humans Colonize The World By Boat
Discover Magazine ^
| 5-20-2008
| Heather Pringle
Posted on 05/20/2008 6:57:41 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:57:42 PM PDT
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blam
To: SunkenCiv
GGG Ping.
A repeat, I believe.
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posted on
05/20/2008 6:58:36 PM PDT
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blam
To: blam
Ice Age?
Pure speculation by denialists.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:00:01 PM PDT
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Paladin2
(Huma for co-president!)
To: Paladin2
"Pure speculation by denialists. " There are people who don't believe there was an Ice Age?
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:02:02 PM PDT
by
blam
To: blam
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:07:18 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
To: blam
“There are people who don’t believe there was an Ice Age?”At least Al Gore, I’m guessing.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:11:34 PM PDT
by
Paladin2
(Huma for co-president!)
To: blam
Our success as a species clearly owes much to those that are not content to look at horizons, but to go beyond them.Not a single one of us would be here today without those brave souls. To think of setting out into such total unknowns is almost alien to many today.
To: Coyoteman
I don’t get it, it’s already been proven that the Indians got here when Tibetan tribesmen crossed the Bering Straight. Why does this surprise anyone. They migrated South through Canada all the way to South America...Now that didn’t take just a few short years, there had to be colonies, break offs, and further migration which must have taken at least 50,000 yrs or more to develop as many tribes and sub tribes as there are, and have been discovered including the various languages. This isn’t news to me...I learned that in college many years ago.
AND if one tribe could take a boat and cross the Bering Straight, it would make sense many could. Christopher Columbus kept a diary, so he got the nod. I doubt if any of the tribes thought keeping a diary of the trip significant...lol
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:14:47 PM PDT
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Kackikat
((No strong national security, and the rest of issues are mute points; chaos ensues.))
To: blam
What ended the last Ice Age 25,000 years ago? Neanderthal fires??????
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:16:04 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
To: Paladin2
Maybe global warming broke off a chunk of Ice and they floated down along the coast..(sarc)
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:16:56 PM PDT
by
Kackikat
((No strong national security, and the rest of issues are mute points; chaos ensues.))
To: blam
I have this book 1421 that I have not read yet, but will likely finish in the next couple of weeks.
I dunno if it will be a good book or not, but the subject matter has long intrigued me.
The Chinese under the Ming Dynasty were sailing the world, and might have "discovered" America decades before Columbus was even born.
Reading is such difficult work.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:18:00 PM PDT
by
Radix
(The Army Times will not let me post "their images" of OUR Troops on Free Republic)
To: Kackikat
I dont get it, its already been proven that the Indians got here when Tibetan tribesmen crossed the Bering Straight. Why does this surprise anyone. They migrated South through Canada all the way to South America... The interesting part of these new discoveries is that in addition to the overland migration there was an early coastal migration, which may have moved from North to South America relatively quickly. And, it resulted in some settlement along the coastal strips significantly earlier than the land migration did.
This idea has been around since the 1960s (Harrison) and 1970s (Fladmark), but only recently has there been good evidence. Erlandson (the primary subject of the article) has been at the forefront of gathering that evidence.
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:21:15 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
To: Kackikat
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:27:15 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Kackikat
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:29:30 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SkyDancer
“What ended the last Ice Age 25,000 years ago? Neanderthal fires??????’
Nope — the first Neanderthal Nuclear Exchange, waged between what is now Europe and Africa over hunting rights... ;)
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:30:45 PM PDT
by
Levante
To: Coyoteman
Wasn’t there some evidence awhile back that early polynesians settled South America?
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:31:11 PM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(born conservative...I chose to be a republican)
To: blam
I saw this in "Waterworld"
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:31:28 PM PDT
by
BipolarBob
(Yes I backed over the vampire but I swear I didn't see it in my rearview mirror.)
To: Radix
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:33:48 PM PDT
by
blam
To: Levante
How did I miss that? :)
Load the trebuchet!!!
We’ll show ‘em ....
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:36:24 PM PDT
by
SkyDancer
("I Believe In The Law Until It Interferes With Justice")
To: SkyDancer
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posted on
05/20/2008 7:38:08 PM PDT
by
blam
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