[Wonder Warthog]

When Toba exploded 75,000 years ago, some estimate that only 5,000 humans worldwide survived."

A more likely explanation for the "lack of evidence for modern humans" is that most of them were living on coastal plains and along river estuaries. The "big thaws" from the LAST episode of global warming then put the evidence 150 meters below the ocean's surface.

[blam]

"A more likely explanation for the "lack of evidence for modern humans" is that most of them were living on coastal plains and along river estuaries. The "big thaws" from the LAST episode of global warming then put the evidence 150 meters below the ocean's surface."

You'll get no argument from me or most on this thread on this point.

[blam]

And then...there is thoroughly modern Mungo Man who isn't related to anyone that is alive today.