Southern archaeologists revise history

[L Roebuck]

Southern archaeologists revise history
Excavations suggest new human timeline in U.S.

By MIKE TONER
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 11/14/05

A wave of archaeological revisionism, fueled in part by unfolding discoveries in South Carolina, is challenging long-held views about the first Americans – who they were, where they came from, when they arrived, and even what happened after they got here.

Generations of students have learned that hardy hunters — ancestors of today's Native Americans — crossed a land bridge from Siberia into Alaska as the last ice age was ending 13,000 years ago and, within several centuries, had spread out across much of North and South America.

Article: www.ajc.com/news/content/news/science/1105/14natearlyam.html

[Azurerana]

This may answer a question as to why more established 'city' civilizations were found in the US Southeast, and Mesoamerica. If they were settled before the Western US that would account for the lack of town settlements there. (This is assuming aboriginal Americans followed the same pattern of
explorer, pioneer, settler and city dweller as has happened with the European migration.

[L Roebuck]

National Geographic currently is conducting The Genographic Project tinyurl.com/9k8eh which is a 5 years (DNA analysis) study of the human migratory journey. The project is quite interesting and also notes many caves; Lascaux, Cave 16, Apollo 11 Cave, etc, etc.

Here's the link to some photo's I took of the Grotte XVI Project (Cave 16) a few years ago. They do not let any one take photo's in Lascaux due to the fragile cave art but their is 1 photo of the gate that leads to Lascaux. tinyurl.com/7ne85

[Sharon Faulkner]

Nice photos Lynn! Pardon me for going off the original topic here, but I found this interesting. How was your ancestral lineage to the France Dordogne River Valley determined, using a DNA sample provided by you?

[L Roebuck]

So my answer will be slightly off topic too. Should we move the thread?

Actually our family participation began with Genetic Genealogy and then went on to the Genographic Project. We are only tracing the Y chromosome for matches between males at this time. But we also plan to trace the female lineage (mitochondrial DNA) of our family lineage.

Ok I’m still learning but my understanding is that each individual’s DNA is made up of certain chromosome markers. Some mutations occur which leave unique markers and when these mutations are passed down through generations they become markers of decent. So that is how the scientists are able to trace the migratory paths of your ancient ancestry. Anyway the project has indicated the portion of my family’s ancient ancestry in the Dordogne area is the Central Asian Steppe Hunters who arrived in Europe around 35,000 +/-years ago and the Cro-Magnon who also arrived in Europe some 35,000 +/- years ago. Les Eyzies, Dordogne, France is the site where Cro-Magnon was discovered in 1868. I included this link that might offer a bit more info that may tie this together a bit.
www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0814089.html

[Sharon Faulkner]

Thanks for the information and the interesting reading. Being of a curious nature, I wouldn't mind having that done on my ancestry.

Nah, we don't need to move the thread. I'll refrain from dragging the topic off track anymore. ;D

[L Roebuck]

If you are interested just email me and I might be able to give you some info to help you to get started.