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From: rte@anchor.ho.att.com (R.EDWARDS(HOY002)1305)
Subject: Re: More Proto-World
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Date: Mon, 31 Oct 1994 18:59:42 GMT
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In article <38oq7q$a8o@portal.gmu.edu>,
Harry Erwin <herwin@science.gmu.edu> wrote:
>R.EDWARDS(HOY002)1305 (rte@anchor.ho.att.com) wrote:
>: In article <hubey.782882530@pegasus.montclair.edu>,
>: H. M. Hubey <hubey@pegasus.montclair.edu> wrote:
>: >
>
>: There are at least two standard views on the origin and diffusion
>: of homo sapiens sapiens.
>
>: 1.  That modern humans evolved in Africa and diffused from there
>: displacing other more primitive forms (in exactly what ways
>: more primitive is not entirely clear).
>
>It's not exactly clear that the physically modern H. sapiens seen in
>Africa ca. 100,000 years bp. had recognizable modern culture. Note that
>the earliest evidence for modern culture is the sea-going culture seen
>on the northern coast of New Guinea somewhere around 50000-40000 bp. 
>
>--
>Harry Erwin
>Internet: herwin@gmu.edu 

Also, about 7 years ago the Metropolitan Museum had an exhibit, the theme
of which appeared to be an explosion in the variety and quality of
cultural artifacts starting 18ky bp.  At times I felt the author of
the descriptions was wondering aloud (so to speak) whether there
might have been a physiological basis for this change, without
actually saying so.  Agriculture doesn't go back that far, right?
