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2017-06-01 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Ancestors of ancient Egyptians came from Europe and Middle East, says study

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Posted by Fred 2017-06-01 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Taking into account that it's PLoSOne (wannabe Nature) the first protohumans in Africa were colonizers?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2017-06-01 02:52|| 2017-06-01 02:52|| Front Page Top

You're telling me this is bullshi* ?

Posted by Besoeker 2017-06-01 03:10|| 2017-06-01 03:10|| Front Page Top

#3 This ignoring the later assimilation of the Egyptian upper classes after Alexander the Great's conquest. SOP for the conquered lands under Alexander was the tactical commanders assumed the titles of the existing rulers, and basically pretended to be the old leaders. The commoners never saw the kings, so how would they know.
Oh, and build a new center of commerce and trade. Name it : Alexandria.
(They did this about a dozen times.)

Posted by ed in texas 2017-06-01 08:15|| 2017-06-01 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 The Macedonians also had a habit of inter-marriage, I'm sure the Paks would be envious.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-01 08:31|| 2017-06-01 08:31|| Front Page Top

#5 "We were surprised by our results, as pre-humans were previously known only from sub-Saharan Africa,"

You only look in one place, you only find in one place.

Posted by Procopius2k 2017-06-01 08:37|| 2017-06-01 08:37|| Front Page Top

#6 They went for the climate.

Posted by Skidmark 2017-06-01 13:51|| 2017-06-01 13:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Kind of puts a new spin on Kwanzaa, that's for sure.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2017-06-01 15:02|| 2017-06-01 15:02|| Front Page Top

#8 Wallace Fard Muhammad hardest hit.

Posted by charger 2017-06-01 18:56|| 2017-06-01 18:56|| Front Page Top

#9 Anyone remember Piltdown Man

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2017-06-01 21:56|| 2017-06-01 21:56|| Front Page Top

#10 Through eons of hateful adversity
Evolves our pristine university:
"Yo, cuz, where ya from?"
"All them bloods is so dumb."
Such a rainbow of racist diversity.

Posted by Zenobia Floger6220 2017-06-01 21:58|| 2017-06-01 21:58|| Front Page Top

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