Footprints In Mexico

gunny · Post by **gunny** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:36 pm

Just read "Fantastic" Schwartzenegger biography. Speaking of California---If he had tried some of his girl groping in Texas, he would have been shipped back to Austria in four boxes.

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:38 pm

gunny wrote:Damn---still convinced there were the early homos here---or at least--pre-Columbians with swords and AAA maps.

Don't worry yet Gunny. Check out Hueyatlaco, Topper, and Calico sites for starters. Pretty neat stuff going on. It will take awhile though.

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:04 pm

Because head lice are unable to survive more than a few hours or days away from a human, their evolutionary history is tied in very closely to that of their hosts.

Seems to be a trait common to politicians, too!

Post by **Minimalist** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 2:07 pm

"There must have been some contact between archaic humans and modern humans in Asia. The modern humans then moved into the New World via Beringia (an ancient land bridge between Siberia and Alaska)," said Dr Smith.

Unless Erectus got here first, by boat, and walked around in the mud in Mexico for a while!

Essan · Post by **Essan** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 4:24 am

gunny wrote:Just read "Fantastic" Schwartzenegger biography. Speaking of California---If he had tried some of his girl groping in Texas, he would have been shipped back to Austria in four boxes.

Proves Homo Neananderthalis only reached the Americas in the 20th century ......

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:42 pm

Yeah, it's a far stretch to think that Neandertal got to the Americas.
Tell us what you think Andy.

(at the risk of being chopped, I think you have a calm , well reasoned, and knowledgeable base fella'. Whaddya think? )

Cognito · Post by **Cognito** » Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:39 pm

Yeah, it's a far stretch to think that Neandertal got to the Americas.

H. neanderthal never made it to the Orient. Caucasus area is about as far east as any remains have been found, Israel and Iraq about as far south. They don't seem to have wandered as much as H. erectus for some reason. I think Andy is right, different skill set. Well, except for the Neanderthal in Sacramento!

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 4:37 am

Unless Erectus got here first, by boat, and walked around in the mud in Mexico for a while!

Definitely worth looking into a bit more:

http://www-geology.ucdavis.edu/~cowen/H ... atsea.html

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20031018/bob8.asp

Beagle · Post by **Beagle** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 6:25 am

Nice article on Bednarik, Charlie. We recently had a discussion about early seafaring.

BTW - I noticed an article you posted on Daves' website about VSM. You mind if I post it here later?

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:12 am

BTW - I noticed an article you posted on Daves' website about VSM. You mind if I post it here later?

Not at all, Beag.

Hope your having a good morning.

Post by **Minimalist** » Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:36 pm

For example, H. erectus made hand-axes in more or less the same way for a million years, and examples have been found throughout the Old World.

And, perhaps the New World, eh Charlie?

Charlie Hatchett · Post by **Charlie Hatchett** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:07 am

And, perhaps the New World, eh Charlie?

Certainly plausible, Bro. Should have some preliminary U/Th dating results from Jim Bischoff (USGS) in a couple of weeks. That should give us a solid, general time frame within which to work. Thing about these gravels, Min, is we know their at least 11,500 B.P, but, from there, they could be all sorts of ages, because, most likely, they were deposited by a very, very heavy rain event, or by glacial activity, over a relatively short period of time. Included in those accumulated gravels are the artifacts, also washed or forced into the creek valley over that short period of time...

Peace

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Footprints In Mexico

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