Note: I think this appears to be another piece of evidence, that tends to support an "Out of the Islands" scenario, of one kind or another. (At least some...
My thinking on this is spelled out a bit better, below. Dan ... wrote: Thanks, Martin! Very interesting. In my opinion, this appears to be another piece of...
Another thought: In an island environment with Komodo dragons but no other real predators to contend with, and with limited food supplies, hominids may not...
Some interesting ideas here... I wonder, what kind of thing can replace one of blind faith, tolerate science and logic, questioning, dissent, and debate, and...
... wrote: Mikey, True. One of the assumptions in such a scenario, would be gene flow (migrations and/or stepping stone style, as Maciej described,) out of ...
http://news.independent.co.uk/world/science_technology/article2198431 .ece Alternate link: http://tinyurl.com/2b4hth Skull of 'hobbit' proves it was a...
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Note, I'd also like the points regarding LB1's bone marrow, which Philip and I brought up, as well as the Cube Square Law and the possibility that LB1's people...
It might better be said, "A healed leg bone injury does not make LB1, with all her distinctly archaic features, and apparently distinct, locally evolved,...
... wrote: Hello Maciej, I don't come to the same conclusion, and I'll explain why. I think the mounting evidence and arguments have pushed the likelihood ...
How could I have neglected to mention... Much of the doubt surrounding LB1's brain size and purported abilities (such as sophisticated stone tools, and...
There I go calling them "patients," again, even after I decided it was inappropriate, and a loaded term. Oops. Dan ... [snip] ... whom ... intelligence...
... wrote: Hi John, ... [snip] ... Yes, otherwise known as the ever-popular "thought-stopping cliche," of which there are many, many examples. Although we may...
http://remotecentral.blogspot.com/2007/02/cultured-cousins.html Saturday, February 03, 2007 Cultured Cousins? With all the recent and continuing fuss...
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/01/070129-hobbit.html "Hobbit" Was Own Species, Not Diseased Human, Brain Study Says John Roach for National...
Note, perhaps the "forthcoming studies" mentioned toward the end of the article, may have a lot to do with what has been discussed here, recently. (The bone...
Off topic here, but interesting nonetheless. This blog entry (see link below,) and the first comment posted on it, seems to plausibly implicate mammals in the...
http://www.enn.com/today.html?id=11898 Virgin Dragon Prepares to Give Birth December 21, 2006 — By Maria Cheng, Associated Press CHESTER, England — In an...
Note, here's a short link to the relevant entry on John Hawks' blog: http://tinyurl.com/3cxu3o Dan ... wrote: Thanks, John. An interesting read. I don't...
... wrote: Maciej, Then I don't see what the problem is. There's evidence that LB1 was using fire to cook their food. There's no evidence that they were ...
... wrote: I should note, the bone marrow and the legends aren't the only reason to suspect they were superior fat storers. The evidence that they were...
... wrote: Something else I'd like to note. Microcephaly and other regressive/atavistic occurrences (usually called pathologies) in modern humans may, in...
... wrote: Hi John, ... It's not just me. For instance, check the definition of "reversion" here: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/reversion The third...
... wrote: John, Another thought. With the recent paper revealing the extensive presence of CNV (copy number variable) genes in humans, and given the...
... wrote: John, If one of these microcephaly-linked genes experiences a knockout mutation, and it has other copies in the genome (is a CNV gene,) what we may...
... wrote: A clarification: In these hypothetical scenarios, if the first hominids evolved on the islands, not in Africa, and if the population they stemmed...
... wrote: On second thought, perhaps I should clarify my current thinking about the relationship between modern humans and orangutans. I don't think we are...
... wrote: Chris, Thank you for saying that better than I could have. I share your interest in this. Dan ... general ... authors ... he ... osseum. ... lack a...
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