Comments on: Why hominin fossils matter

By: dave chamberlin

dave chamberlin — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:54:52 +0000

“Nothing changes like the distant past”

Yep, if they find a few high and dry Archaic teeth or pinky bones that preserve their original DNA radically new theories will replace the old ones.

By: John Emerson

John Emerson — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 13:32:42 +0000

Nothing changes like the distant past.

By: Eurologist

Eurologist — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 10:30:43 +0000

I don’t want to repeat myself too much, but I have always said a Heidelbergensis (-like) population in Asia ~200,000 to ~150,000 years ago makes a lot of sense from many view points and tool finds. So, I welcome these new dates.

And of course, in the same vein, Denisova likely is Heidelbergensis (-like) – not erectus.

By: Charles Frith

Charles Frith — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:56:22 +0000

Science of course often has an agenda and there is no greater agenda than our history. Which is concealed from us though not entirely if we examine the ancient texts.