"Early manlike creatures may have been smarter than we think. Recent
archaeological finds from the Mediterranean show that human ancestors
traveled the high seas."
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-08-human-precursors-sea-team.html
Sunday, December 18, 2011
15000 yo boats
"A new technique which dates obsidian — volcanic glass which can be
fashioned into tools — suggests that people were mining for obsidian
in Mediterranean waters and shipping the once valuable rocks from the
island of Melos in modern day Greece as far back as 15,000 years
ago."
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2011/obsidian-artifacts-point-to-ice-age-mariners-in-prehistoric-greece
fashioned into tools — suggests that people were mining for obsidian
in Mediterranean waters and shipping the once valuable rocks from the
island of Melos in modern day Greece as far back as 15,000 years
ago."
http://www.pasthorizonspr.com/index.php/archives/08/2011/obsidian-artifacts-point-to-ice-age-mariners-in-prehistoric-greece
Neanderthal survival story revealed in Jersey caves Options
"The La Cotte ravine has revealed the most prolific collection of
early Neanderthal technology in North West Europe, including over
250,000 stone tools."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14677434
early Neanderthal technology in North West Europe, including over
250,000 stone tools."
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14677434
Ancient Humans Used Fine-Crafted Tools Earlier Than Thought: Researchers
"If the researchers are indeed correct in their calculations, this
could mean that ancient humans were already involved in refined tool-
making, which requires high-level thinking, much earlier than
thought."
http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/206702/20110901/ancient-humans-fine-crafted-tools-homo-erectus.htm
could mean that ancient humans were already involved in refined tool-
making, which requires high-level thinking, much earlier than
thought."
http://hken.ibtimes.com/articles/206702/20110901/ancient-humans-fine-crafted-tools-homo-erectus.htm
Aboriginal Australians descended from early migration of modern humans out of Africa, study says
Little did he know that giving a team of scientists a lock of his hair would provide answers to some profound questions about the origins of humankind in his native Australia. But that is exactly what happened when scientists sequenced his genome and found that he was descended from a very ancient wave of modern humanity out of Africa and eventually into Australia some 62,000 - 75,000 years ago.
He is an Aboriginal Australian. The results of the genetic tests showed that modern humans migrated into Eastern Asia in more than one wave and that he, along with all of his fellow Aboriginal Australians, could claim direct heritage with a very early wave, perhaps even the first wave. This meant that his population constituted one of the oldest continuous populations outside of Africa.
The debate concerning how and when Eastern Asia was populated has been an ongoing one. Central to this has been the question regarding whether modern humans migrated into this part of the world in a single wave or in multiple waves. The origins of the Aboriginal Australians has been an integral part of the total debate.
Morten Rasmussen of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, and his team of colleagues compared the Aboriginal genome sequence with no less than 79 other genome sequences from Africa, Asia and Europe, including genomes from three Han Chinese individuals*. The results suggest that modern humans actually did migrate in more than one event or wave into East Asia, supporting the multiple event theory, and that the Aboriginal genome represented a very early or ancient migratory event, possibly as long ago as between 62,000 and 75,000 years ago, with their ancestors eventually arriving in Australia at around 50,000 B.P. The suggested African exodus corresponds to a time when many scientists postulate that the first modern humans ventured out of Africa to populate Eurasia. It also suggests that the Aboriginal Australians were the earliest modern humans to occupy Australia. Moreover, their study indicated that most Asians today descend from an original population that migrated into East Asia around 24,000 to 50,000 years ago.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2011/article/aboriginal-australians-descended-from-early-migration-of-modern-humans-out-of-africa-study-says
He is an Aboriginal Australian. The results of the genetic tests showed that modern humans migrated into Eastern Asia in more than one wave and that he, along with all of his fellow Aboriginal Australians, could claim direct heritage with a very early wave, perhaps even the first wave. This meant that his population constituted one of the oldest continuous populations outside of Africa.
The debate concerning how and when Eastern Asia was populated has been an ongoing one. Central to this has been the question regarding whether modern humans migrated into this part of the world in a single wave or in multiple waves. The origins of the Aboriginal Australians has been an integral part of the total debate.
Morten Rasmussen of the Natural History Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, and his team of colleagues compared the Aboriginal genome sequence with no less than 79 other genome sequences from Africa, Asia and Europe, including genomes from three Han Chinese individuals*. The results suggest that modern humans actually did migrate in more than one event or wave into East Asia, supporting the multiple event theory, and that the Aboriginal genome represented a very early or ancient migratory event, possibly as long ago as between 62,000 and 75,000 years ago, with their ancestors eventually arriving in Australia at around 50,000 B.P. The suggested African exodus corresponds to a time when many scientists postulate that the first modern humans ventured out of Africa to populate Eurasia. It also suggests that the Aboriginal Australians were the earliest modern humans to occupy Australia. Moreover, their study indicated that most Asians today descend from an original population that migrated into East Asia around 24,000 to 50,000 years ago.
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/september-2011/article/aboriginal-australians-descended-from-early-migration-of-modern-humans-out-of-africa-study-says
TWO Huan Pop Bottlenecks
W. Amos and J. I. Hoffman
Evidence that two main bottleneck events
shaped modern human genetic diversity
Proc. R. Soc. B (2010) 277, 131–137
Abstract
“There is a strong consensus that modern humans originated in Africa
and moved out to colonize the
world approximately 50 000 years ago. During the process of expansion,
variability was lost, creating a
linear gradient of decreasing diversity with increasing distance from
Africa. However, the exact way in
which this loss occurred remains somewhat unclear: did it involve one,
a few or a continuous series of
population bottlenecks? We addressed this by analysing a large
published dataset of 783 microsatellite
loci genotyped in 53 worldwide populations, using the program
‘BOTTLENECK’. Immediately following
a sharp population decline, rare alleles are lost faster than
heterozygosity, creating a transient excess of
heterozygosity relative to allele number, a feature that is used by
BOTTLENECK to infer historical events.
We find evidence of two primary events, one ‘out of Africa’ and one
placed around the Bering Strait,
where an ancient land bridge allowed passage into the Americas. These
findings agree well with the
regions of the world where the largest founder events might have been
expected, but contrast with the
apparently smooth gradient of variability that is revealed when
current heterozygosity is plotted against
distance from Africa.”
Evidence that two main bottleneck events
shaped modern human genetic diversity
Proc. R. Soc. B (2010) 277, 131–137
Abstract
“There is a strong consensus that modern humans originated in Africa
and moved out to colonize the
world approximately 50 000 years ago. During the process of expansion,
variability was lost, creating a
linear gradient of decreasing diversity with increasing distance from
Africa. However, the exact way in
which this loss occurred remains somewhat unclear: did it involve one,
a few or a continuous series of
population bottlenecks? We addressed this by analysing a large
published dataset of 783 microsatellite
loci genotyped in 53 worldwide populations, using the program
‘BOTTLENECK’. Immediately following
a sharp population decline, rare alleles are lost faster than
heterozygosity, creating a transient excess of
heterozygosity relative to allele number, a feature that is used by
BOTTLENECK to infer historical events.
We find evidence of two primary events, one ‘out of Africa’ and one
placed around the Bering Strait,
where an ancient land bridge allowed passage into the Americas. These
findings agree well with the
regions of the world where the largest founder events might have been
expected, but contrast with the
apparently smooth gradient of variability that is revealed when
current heterozygosity is plotted against
distance from Africa.”
African Hybrids
"We found evidence for hybridization between modern humans and archaic
forms in Africa.
It looks like our lineage has always exchanged genes with their more
morphologically
diverged neighbors," said Hammer, who also holds appointments in the
UA's department
of ecology and evolutionary biology, the school of anthropology, the
BIO5 Institute
and the Arizona Cancer Center."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110905160918.htm
forms in Africa.
It looks like our lineage has always exchanged genes with their more
morphologically
diverged neighbors," said Hammer, who also holds appointments in the
UA's department
of ecology and evolutionary biology, the school of anthropology, the
BIO5 Institute
and the Arizona Cancer Center."
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/09/110905160918.htm
Rock Shelter Inhabitants Slept in Comfort 77,000 Years Ago
The Sibudu rock shelter sits above the uThongathi river in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Here, archaeologists have over the past decade uncovered finds that have shed fascinating light on the behavior and life-ways of early modern humans. Finds have included perforated shells interpreted to have been used like bead ornaments, sharpened bone points likely used for hunting, evidence of bow and arrow technology, and even snares and traps for hunting and glue production for the hafting of stone implements. Now, an international team of scientists have discovered within the shelter what they believe to be mats that were used as bedding and as a living surface.
Led by Professor Lyn Wadley of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in collaboration with Christopher Miller of the University of Tübingen, Germany, Christine Sievers and Marion Bamford of the University of the Witwatersrand, and Paul Goldberg and Francesco Berna of Boston University, USA, the team has revealed at least 15 layers containing what they suggest to be deliberately laid plant bedding dated from 77,000 to 38,000 years ago. Consisting of layers of compacted leaves and stems from rushes and sedges spread out up to three square meters, at least some of the bedding contained evidence of plants that are also known to have medicinal and insecticidal properties.
"The selection of these leaves for the construction of bedding suggests that the early inhabitants of Sibudu had an intimate knowledge of the plants surrounding the shelter, and were aware of their medicinal uses. Herbal medicines would have provided advantages for human health, and the use of insect-repelling plants adds a new dimension to our understanding of behaviour 77,000 years ago," said Wadley. The inhabitants would have collected the sedges and rushes from along the uThongathi River, located directly below the site, and laid the plants on the floor of the shelter. The bedding was not just used for sleeping, but would have provided a comfortable surface for living and working."
Moreover, microscopic analysis of the bedding plants revealed that, after about 73,000 years ago, the bedding was repeatedly burned and refurbished after use during periods of occupation. Said geoarchaeologist Christopher Miller of the University of Tübingen, who conducted the analysis, "they lit the used bedding on fire, possibly as a way to remove pests. This would have prepared the site for future occupation and represents a novel use of fire for the maintenance of an occupation site."
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/december-2011/article/rock-shelter-inhabitants-slept-in-comfort-77-000-years-ago
Led by Professor Lyn Wadley of the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, in collaboration with Christopher Miller of the University of Tübingen, Germany, Christine Sievers and Marion Bamford of the University of the Witwatersrand, and Paul Goldberg and Francesco Berna of Boston University, USA, the team has revealed at least 15 layers containing what they suggest to be deliberately laid plant bedding dated from 77,000 to 38,000 years ago. Consisting of layers of compacted leaves and stems from rushes and sedges spread out up to three square meters, at least some of the bedding contained evidence of plants that are also known to have medicinal and insecticidal properties.
"The selection of these leaves for the construction of bedding suggests that the early inhabitants of Sibudu had an intimate knowledge of the plants surrounding the shelter, and were aware of their medicinal uses. Herbal medicines would have provided advantages for human health, and the use of insect-repelling plants adds a new dimension to our understanding of behaviour 77,000 years ago," said Wadley. The inhabitants would have collected the sedges and rushes from along the uThongathi River, located directly below the site, and laid the plants on the floor of the shelter. The bedding was not just used for sleeping, but would have provided a comfortable surface for living and working."
Moreover, microscopic analysis of the bedding plants revealed that, after about 73,000 years ago, the bedding was repeatedly burned and refurbished after use during periods of occupation. Said geoarchaeologist Christopher Miller of the University of Tübingen, who conducted the analysis, "they lit the used bedding on fire, possibly as a way to remove pests. This would have prepared the site for future occupation and represents a novel use of fire for the maintenance of an occupation site."
http://popular-archaeology.com/issue/december-2011/article/rock-shelter-inhabitants-slept-in-comfort-77-000-years-ago
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New Songs of Seduction Band!!
get a load of the new band we've put together for the next SONGS OF SEDUCTION ALBUM!!!!
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Jess was the Original word for Jazz!!
Jess Make Up Your Mind by Rosa King and the Looters
Jess Click Here To LISTEN!!
Joe Layden- guitar
Eric Layden- bass
David Denison- guitar
Charlie Denison- xaphoon, ocarina, keys, percussion
http://www.thelootersmusic.com
Jess Click Here To LISTEN!!
Joe Layden- guitar
Eric Layden- bass
David Denison- guitar
Charlie Denison- xaphoon, ocarina, keys, percussion
http://www.thelootersmusic.com
New Song by THE LOOTERS!!!!
Jess Make Up Your Mind by Rosa King and the Looters
CLICK HERE TO HEAR IT!
Joe Layden- guitar
Eric Layden- bass
David Denison- guitar
Cjarlie Denison- xaphoon, ocarina, keys, percussion
http://www.thelootersmusic.com
CLICK HERE TO HEAR IT!
Joe Layden- guitar
Eric Layden- bass
David Denison- guitar
Cjarlie Denison- xaphoon, ocarina, keys, percussion
http://www.thelootersmusic.com
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