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"I, for one, do not dismiss Native American traditions as nonsense. However, I'm not aware of any NA traditions that identify "these folks" (haplogroup X) as being “quite distinct.” Glad to hear that. There's special on "Man and Impact in the Americas" over at cosmictusk.co...

Thanks for the link, dig. I'm with you. My first reaction when I heard the news was a huge smile that just automatically spread across my face. Then I thought, gee, there should be bells ringing throughout the land in celebration. So, I'm human. Later I thought about an article I'd read several year...

I've read several published articles and abstracts on the origins and distribution of mtDNA haplotype X around the world. The following Wikipedia article does a good job of summarizing the studies and the issues regarding the origins of haplotype X in North America. It also has a map showing the dis...

(Sadly, I can not yet bring up in this discussion the fact that many of the First Peoples remembered these folks as being quite distinct, as Native America historical traditions are generally dismissed as nonsense...) I, for one, do not dismiss Native American traditions as nonsense. However, I'm n...

Digit wrote:And if anybody was going to put his foot in it and be out of touch with the majority view it would have to be the Right Reverend Rowan Williams!
That man was born with his foot in his mouth methinks!

Roy.

What did he say? Haven't been reading the Guardian for a while to get my UK news.

I remember reading that haplogroup X was located in populations of the Altai Mountains of Siberia. That doesn't prove it's responsible for all or any of the North American incidence of X, but it's probably a good assumption. If I understand uni’s links correctly, they’re about an X chromosome hered...

That is one of the things I do like about the Bible. Especially the OT. They were not afraid to write down some of the more unsavory parts their history. That is one reason I personally doubt the idea that the OT was a purpose written collection authored to give the Jews a since of national pride. ...

I don't know about the possible ancient Egyptian interest in wool, but the claim that they didn't like shepherds has at least one source, the Biblical account of Joseph receiving his brothers in Egypt. According to the story, he advises them that the Pharaoh doesn't like shepherd people and suggests...

No, I'm not confusing Hittite and Hurrian, just noting Bjarte Kadhols' suggestions on a possible Linear A/Hurrian relationship. And of course, Brown's identification of Linear A as Lycian may be accepted as proved. Linear A, of course, has NOT been identified to any specific language family, let al...

Before or after the bourbon?
I've found "slower, please" is a very valuable phrase.

Definitely a case of pronunciation, not bourbon or pacing of speech. Example - pronouncing a long "a" like a long "i." The word lane becomes line. Main = mine. Etc.

Did you notice in the comments section the poster who mentioned levallois finds in Indiana as well as Tennessee? That would be Rick Doninger, he's a member of this forum. That's why I mentioned it. :D Or partly why. The other reason is that he only mentioned the levallois finds of Tennessee in this...

“That would be the nail in the coffin of Clovis First,” said Collins

Surely an understatement.

Did you notice in the comments section the poster who mentioned levallois finds in Indiana as well as Tennessee?

Personally, I've always found mutual understandability to be a useful guide to language families I can’t imagine why. It wouldn’t be a useful guide at all in identifying the fact that both English and Polish belong to the IE language family, since native English and native Polish speakers don’t und...

No, I'm not confusing Hittite and Hurrian, just noting Bjarte Kadhols' suggestions on a possible Linear A/Hurrian relationship. And of course, Brown's identification of Linear A as Lycian may be accepted as proved. Linear A, of course, has NOT been identified to any specific language family, let al...

kbs2244 wrote:Small slip of the keyboard there.

Sarah was Isaac’s mother.
Rebecca was his wife.

Oops! But, blaming it on a slip of the keyboard works for me.