3/9: "Lucy" artist's reconstruction

Undertoad · 03-09-2002, 02:24 PM

This is "Lucy", based on the famous Ethiopian discovery found by archaeologist Leakey. This week the Brit science journal <i>Nature</i> published details of an analysis which promises to tell us much more about human evolution. It tells us that modern traits of humans first showed up in Africa 130,000 years ago, and then expanded outside of Africa about 90,000 years ago. It also tells us that the original line evolved and did not go extinct.

I wish I knew more but <i>Nature</i> wants $25 to read the damn article... proving that evolution has officially stopped.

03-09-2002, 02:24 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/9: "Lucy" artist's reconstruction This is "Lucy", based on the famous Ethiopian discovery found by archaeologist Leakey. This week the Brit science journal <i>Nature</i> published details of an analysis which promises to tell us much more about human evolution. It tells us that modern traits of humans first showed up in Africa 130,000 years ago, and then expanded outside of Africa about 90,000 years ago. It also tells us that the original line evolved and did not go extinct. I wish I knew more but <i>Nature</i> wants $25 to read the damn article... proving that evolution has officially stopped.

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