by kochevnik » Wed 09 May 2007, 22:05:26
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Graeme', 'I')'d like to go back to human origins again because Chinese scientists have found a gene which distinguishes humans from chimpanzees. Human's originate in Africa about 100,000-150,000 years ago (they migrated out of Africa about 50,000 years ago).
Well, then they must very speedy swimmers/walkers because they were in the southeast USA 50,000 years ago too.
Ancient humans in US
This 'out of Africa' meme has been trumpted so much - one thing I have learned in the last few years is pretty much everything they taught you as the gospel truth in grade school is usually 100 percent pure bullshit.