Rewriting 'Out of Africa' theory [ 1.83 million years ago in Malaysia ]

New Straits Times Online ^ | Friday, January 30, 2009 | Melissa Darlyne Chow

[SunkenCiv]

Universiti Sains Malaysia's (USM) Centre for Archaeological Research Malaysia has found evidence of early human existence in the country dating back 1.83 million years... The evidence was obtained from the discovery of artefacts in Bukit Bunuh, Lenggong, Perak... included stone-made tools such as axes and chopping tools. The artefacts were found embedded in suevite rock, formed as a result of the impact of meteorite crashing down at Bukit Bunuh. The suevite rock, reputedly the first found in Southeast Asia, was sent to the Geochronology Japan Laboratory three months ago and carbon dated using the fission track dating method... Based on world evidence, there was early human existence "out of Africa" in Georgia (1.8 to 1.7 million years ago); Sangiran, Jawa, Indonesia (1.7 to 1.2 million years ago); as well as Longgupo and Yuanmou in China (1.8 to 1.6 million years ago). He noted that with the new evidence, there was a possibility that the hominids in Jawa could have migrated from Bukit Bunuh as a result of destruction from the impact of meteorites. The four square-kilometre site, which was first excavated between 2001 and 2003, revealed a Palaeolithic culture, dated at 40,000 years ago. The meteorite crash site was also discovered, the impact of which had caused the stones in its original state at Bukit Bunuh to melt, congeal and subsequently form the suevite rock.

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[djf]

Bucky Fuller vindicated?

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[gondramB]

>>Universiti Sains Malaysia’s (USM) Centre for Archaeological Research Malaysia has found evidence of early human existence in the country dating back 1.83 million years...<<

When they say “human” they can’t mean homo sapians, I don’t think...

[null and void]

Any member of genus Homo will do...

[gondramB]

>>Any member of genus Homo will do...<<

But that would make Neanderthals and even Homo Habilis "human"... that seems odd to me.

[null and void]

Well, if we count liberals and mohammedans as human, why is counting Homo Neaderthalis or even Homo Habilis such a big leap?

[Fred Nerks]

And then along comes this Melanesian (neandertal?) to have his photo taken and throws all the theories out with the bathwater...

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Generally speaking if you are Homo Sapiens you are a modern human, If you are of the genus Homo you are human, or early human or pre-modern human. If you are Anthropithecus or another of the early species, you are pre-human.

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

Interesting picture, but I have never heard that the folks over there (or anyone alive) are not genetically Homo sapiens.

[gondramB]

Aha. Thank you.

[blam]

Stranger In A New Land (Archaeology)

Image: JOHN GURCHE PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER With a brain half the size of a modern one and a brow reminiscent of Homo habilis, this hominid is one of the most primitive members of our genus on record. Paleoartist John Gurche reconstructed this 1.75-million-year-old explorer from a nearly complete teenage H. erectus skull and associated mandible found in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. The background figures derive from two partial crania recovered at the site.

[blam]

"To: null and void And then along comes this Melanesian (neandertal?) to have his photo taken and throws all the theories out with the bathwater... "

Ancient Statue Found In Bolivia

[stefanbatory]

I guess I’ll need to quit saying that I’m african on job apps and start saying asian...

[Fred Nerks]

The Peruvian connection, LINK

Easter Island Dwelling, Peruvian Chullpa

What is An Easter Island birdman vase doing in Peru? Conversely, what is a carving of an Alpaca head and a carving depicting the legend of carrying fresh fish from the Pacific Ocean to the King in Tiahuanaco doing in a cave on Rapa nui?

The image of the 'Ancient Statue found in Bolivia' sent me on a quest for the Long Ears of Easter Island...but I became distracted by the link above, particularly by the so-called Alpaca head. I saw this object when I first read Aku Aku and wondered what it was.

This is the first time I have seen the 'birdman vase' claimed to have been found in Peru. I wonder if it is a genuine find?

[Fred Nerks]

Interesting picture, but I have never heard that the folks over there (or anyone alive) are not genetically Homo sapiens.

but can't you just imagine someone digging up the melanesian - and announcing to the world that a neandertal has been discovered in the Pacific?

[MissDairyGoodnessVT]

It was probably the the fault of the Pleaidians when they were on a field trip from Easter Island to Peru, it probably fell out of the mothership

[grey_whiskers]

Maybe not human, but that one on the right sure *looks* homo. :-)

Cheers!

[grey_whiskers]

All is not lost:

Cheers!