Fw: [Anthropo] Solutreaan Solution & IE Language & Genetics papers

I thought some might be interested in this:

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Van: T. Lawrence Pitts <tlpitts@...>
Aan: Anthropo@... <Anthropo@...>
Datum: donderdag 30 december 1999 21:22
Onderwerp: [Anthropo] Solutreaan Solution & IE Language & Genetics papers

>From: "T. Lawrence Pitts" <tlpitts@...>
>
>> Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 11:19:05 EST
>> From: KCunni2766@...
>> Subject: The Solutrean Solution: Did Some Ancient Americans Come from
>Europe
>
>There was an international symposium given in May of 98 (in Italy)
>on the Origin of Humankind
>[ref: http://www.ivsla.unive.it/Istituto/Convegni/Origini/Origini.html%5d
>that carried (at least) a couple of papers which may be of interest to this
>group.
>
>Specifically, Douglas C. Wallace, Michael D. Brown, et al. presented one on
>"Global Mitochondrial DNA: Variation and the Origin of Native Americans"
>[ref: http://www.ivsla.unive.it/Istituto/Convegni/Origini/Wallace.htm%5d.
>
>And, following the previous Indo-European thread, Alberto Piazza presented
>one on Indo-European languages and genetics
>[ref: http://www.ivsla.unive.it/Istituto/Convegni/Origini/Piazza.htm%5d.
>
>Although it suffers from being at the pioneering stage, I believe that DNA
>analysis holds great promise for sorting out our past. I'm sure the work

in

>that field will be increasingly productive. Already the human genome
>project is ahead of schedule... Surely, the best is yet to come....
>
>Don't forget, though: to separate good science from idle speculation, ask
>yourself "Is the hypothesis testable?". If not, then I suspect the best
>storyteller (that fits our internal biases) will win every time. Our

hunger

>to believe an attractive tale of our origins knows no limits... [But now,

of

>course, my bias is showing! <g>].
>
>Ah well, human curiosity about these things will outlive us all.
>
>Enjoy!
>
>Larry Pitts
>Browsers' Books
>http://improvateur.tripod.com
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