[blam]

One of the early ones, Cheddar Man.

[cricket]

"In an astonishing piece of detective work, they matched mitochondrial DNA material extracted from the tooth cavity of Britain's oldest complete skeleton with that of a 42-year-old history teacher. . ."

Amazing. DNA from a 9,000 year old skeleton; and the hair (Laci's)found on the plyers in Scott Peterson's boat has been compromised by 'handling'. . .

Would say, 'go figure'; but we do not have to.

As for Cheddar man and the more recent determinations of our history; find it all fascinating. The further back we go; it seems the more forward 'we' become.

[Tax Government]

They could have moved quickly into Europe because of other climate changes occurring around the same time...the desertification of North Africa. During the ice age much of Northern Africa is thought to have been habitable...very. So, when North Africa became desert, there was a massive outpouring of people -- perhaps the true and original diaspora. Google "archaeological linquistics" for some reading on the subject.

[Uncle Miltie]

Questions abound:

Did they arrive behind the shrinking glaciers in SUVs?
Was Pat Buchannan there first, holding up his hand saying: "Stop!"?
Were the schools bilingual in Anglo, Saxon and Welsh?
Did PETA excoriate them for following behind the herds in an effort to obtain meat?
As the glaciers receded, did they preserve the wetlands?
Was "Dick" Gephardt's hair just as good as it is today?

Inquiring minds...