[Pharmboy]

It does not in any way impact the general theory of evolution. What this discussion is really about is the nuts and bolts of how modern humans came to be. There is much contention now between the "stones and bones" boys and girls and the genes crowd.

It comes down to the Out of Africa crowd vs. the multiregional hypothesis bunch. The former believe that about 150,000 or so years ago Homo sapiens emerged from Africa and spread out over the old world replacing local populations of more ancient types, whereas the latter believe that emerging modern humans interbred with local populations eventually giving rise to races.

Data that will not go away that the OOA people cannot explain are the anatomical similarities shared by Peking Man and modern east Asians, in the teeth, for example.

[SkyPilot]

Interesting. Thank you. You have prodded me to look into this further, especially the Out of Africa theory.

Genetic Studies: Do They Support Human Evolution?