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Not to get off topic, but is was wondering something about the evolution of man... Modern man (Homo Sapien) has different races - Black, White, Asian, etc. But what about previous human species, such as Homo Erectus. H. Erectus was in Africa, Asia and several places in between. Were they all the same race, or were there different races too?
I’ve wondered this because all depictions of our ancestors seem to show them as a single race, but modern man has different races. Why is there such diversity in modern man?
Color in modern man is significantly influenced by the need to absorb vitamin D when it is formed in the skin oils and absorbed into the body. This is why you should not shower for several hours after sun exposure if you want your natural D for strong bones and teeth. It is now believed that Neanderthals were blue eyed and fair skinned, enabling them to live in the North. When dark skinned Africans moved north they could not survive well until there was some mingling with the Neanderthals, conferring the light gene. This “ginger” gene is found extensively in the British Isles and Scotland. I believe my Scots ancestors husband had it in spades along with faint brow ridges, heavy bones, a very hairy body, and a warrior temperament.
It is unlikely we will ever find proof that H. Erectus had different skin colors unless they can find DNA and a relevant marker like the “ginger gene”.
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