Study: Humans Almost Went Extinct 70,000 Years Ago
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[deleted]luxury_boxOPThe human population at that time was reduced to small isolated groups in Africa, apparently because of drought, according to an analysis released Thursday.
The report notes that a separate study by researchers at Stanford University estimated the number of early humans may have shrunk as low as 2,000 before numbers began to expand again in the early Stone Age.
Previous studies using mitochondrial DNA — which is passed down through mothers — have shown that all modern humans share one female ancestor (out of thousands), the "mitochondrial Eve," who lived in Africa about 200,000 years ago.
The migrations of humans out of Africa to populate the rest of the world appear to have begun about 60,000 years ago, but little has been known about humans between mitochondrial Eve and that dispersal.
The new study looks at the mitochondrial DNA of the Khoi and San people in South Africa, formerly known as Hottentots and Bushmen, who appear to have diverged from other people between 90,000 and 150,000 years ago.
DrAstroZoomluxury_boxSo wait ... the entire population resided in Africa because of drought elsewhere?
Now THAT'S irony.
Desidesforum_veteranSo basically everyone's committing incest.
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DrAstroZoomluxury_box"Pagan wrote:
Uh oh....this thread seems strangely familiar... :lol:
There you go, trying to prove your sense of humor in a science thread. :pity:
H.MoodyNew MemberLooks like we screwed this up too.:wink2:
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Dolphan7New MemberFascinating research! Looking for more!
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Paganforum_veteran"DrAstroZoom wrote:
There you go, trying to prove your sense of humor in a science thread. :pity:
Dammit...maybe someone can edit my post for me. ;)
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[deleted]luxury_box"Dolphan7 wrote:
Fascinating research! Looking for more!
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".. hell you even have a fireman who rubs his balls on another mans head for three hours a week.. show some class, don't make fun of us poor Dolphins fans. :shifty:" ~ cnc66
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Dol-Fan Dupreeforum_veteran"Dolphan7 wrote:
Fascinating research! Looking for more!
Yes, more proof that there was an ancient civilization of atlantians that was destroyed when their continent fell into the ocean
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