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by Farpoint
Wed Oct 10, 2012 4:09 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

"preserved remains"

Yeah, that would be nice!
by Farpoint
Wed Oct 10, 2012 3:35 am
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: As winter approaches
Replies: 17
Views: 10394

Re: As winter approaches

Pretty much. By October everyone is pretty sick of the heat. I lived in Florida for thirteen years and experienced pretty much the same except that the slightly lower temperature was offset by the 94% humidity at sea level. But, here on the farm, my to do list shortens dramatically during winter, l...
by Farpoint
Tue Oct 09, 2012 4:15 pm
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: A question to my esteemed members of this forum
Replies: 4
Views: 4366

Re: A question to my esteemed members of this forum

Well:
Amy Farrah Fowler: I don't object to the concept of a deity, but I'm baffled by the notion of one that takes attendance.
by Farpoint
Tue Oct 09, 2012 3:09 pm
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: As winter approaches
Replies: 17
Views: 10394

Re: As winter approaches

Minimalist wrote:In Arizona "winter" is the nice time of the year.
Then, you'll be coming out of hibernation?
by Farpoint
Tue Oct 09, 2012 12:20 pm
Forum: The 'Everything Else' Forum.....
Topic: As winter approaches
Replies: 17
Views: 10394

As winter approaches

The cave in which I will hibernate in this winter is ready!

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by Farpoint
Tue Oct 09, 2012 11:32 am
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

Well, I find this interesting, though dated, from Stringer and Gamble, 1993, page 92:

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by Farpoint
Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:14 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

Old school academic abbreviation. Like ibid(em), op(us) cit(atus) & that stuff. NB = Nota bene ("Note well) NBB = Note very well (This is really important - pay attention !) NBBB is my own whimsy I suppose. Ahhhh.... As to height, we have not discovered Homo floresiensis in the New World ....
by Farpoint
Wed Oct 03, 2012 12:19 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

"Indigenous Amerindian genetic studies indicate that the "colonizing founders" of the Americas emerged from a single-source ancestral population that evolved in isolation, likely in Beringia." Does that mean the dna is linked to asia or anywhere else? Is the DNA connected to any...
by Farpoint
Wed Oct 03, 2012 5:32 am
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

E.P. Grondine wrote:Hi countrcultur -

No links, but i think if you search for Etruscan DNA you'll find them.

That would explain the strong "nasal" feature.
by Farpoint
Tue Oct 02, 2012 7:31 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

Sinodonty and Sundadonty The strong nasal appearance The "red" skin tone High cheek bones The first and the last should be discernible in the fossil record, the other two, not. If we are correct in supposing multiple migrations at different times and from different places, it would make se...
by Farpoint
Tue Oct 02, 2012 5:30 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"
Replies: 106
Views: 73494

Re: But Still Clinging to the "Land Bridge"

The picture below was taken by Curtis in 1908 of Sitting Bear: http://media.cleveland.com/ent_impact_arts/photo/curtis1995203256jpg-99999633d8bc6094_medium.jpg I have always had doubts about a pure Asian influence, but of course European genetic influence started 400 years plus before this picture, ...
by Farpoint
Thu Sep 27, 2012 6:21 am
Forum: Old World
Topic: 300,000 year old spears
Replies: 16
Views: 15056

Re: 300,000 year old spears

Coincidences, on the spur of the moment a few weeks ago, I happened to stop in at one of the reduced price book stores and acquired a copy of Robin Dennell's "The Paleolithic Settlement of Asia", with a remainder mark on the bottom. Subsequently, the Valsequillo thread and this one make th...
by Farpoint
Fri Sep 21, 2012 2:07 pm
Forum: New World
Topic: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms
Replies: 33
Views: 18238

Re: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms

Well, there is one thing I think we are all going to agree on....................Lorenzo...............


There is a scene from the movie "Little Niki" involving a pineapple that comes to mind.
by Farpoint
Fri Sep 21, 2012 6:24 am
Forum: New World
Topic: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms
Replies: 33
Views: 18238

Re: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms

Chris, I have received your book and I am only on page 60. However, at first blush, being a student of history more than anything else, I appreciate your writing style and the amount of historical research you obviously have done. I will also say that studying controversies in science seems to be wh...
by Farpoint
Tue Sep 18, 2012 10:28 am
Forum: New World
Topic: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms
Replies: 33
Views: 18238

Re: Valsequillo 2: Revenge of the Diatoms

be that as it may, the Atlantic currents, both ways, might turn out to be a big player. If there is navigation at 880k at Flores, yeah, all bets are off. What was learned in the intervening 500-600k? And would the Canary Islands still have been a good take off point? Seafaring is a game changer. Wa...