They were also fully "modern humans", who we know are adaptable, and in many ways as hard to kill as a cockroach.
Gonz wrote: > Well, here's the archeological evidence that led the author to that > conclusion: > * they had no agricultural technology, i.e. they were hunter gatherers, > this came from their fossilized remains + the remains of their prey > * they were huge, large skulls and bones > * their weapons were huge, designed to take down large game > * they hardly lived past the age of 20, from the bone record, the > author guesses this is because of the riskiness of taking down such > dangerous prey > * they lived right before the end of the ice age > * their prey moved north as it got warmer > * their prey went extinct, probably due to the global warming, which > caused their food source to go away > * the nearest arrival of the next wave of immigrants (mongoloid) came > much much later > * some evidence of cannibalism is present, which may or may not > indicate desperate situation, or it could just indicate some type of > ritual killing > * their short life span created a small birth rate > > So, it might not be so far fetched. We will never know for sure of course. > > rg > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Oh, I agree that there were precursors to the current Native Americans, >> there's a fare amount of evidence, of them, but global warming killing >> them off, really. That's what's silly. >> >> Gonz wrote: >> >> >>> What's silly about it. Its not talking about the native americans that >>> were here when the Europeans arrived. Its talking about their >>> predecessors. How do you explain their archeological remains? >>> >>> rg >>> >>> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> That's just silly... >>>> >>>> Gonz wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> A book I'm reading right now indicates that the evidence points to these >>>>> first settlers to have been done in by.....drum roll please.... "Global >>>>> Warming". Yup, the melting of the last Ice Age drove all the >>>>> elephant-like creatures and huge jumbo bison further north and >>>>> eventually to extinction. The native humans could not adapt, and they >>>>> died off. Apparently they had no mongoloid features, so they were not >>>>> the same race of people as the later settlers. >>>>> >>>>> rg >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I think that describes many "Native American's" quite well There is >>>>>> some evidence that those who emigrated from Asia during the last ice age >>>>>> weren't the first, but it doesn't fit the stereotype so this evidence is >>>>>> sometimes suppressed. The current natives may have actually displaced >>>>>> earlier residents of this continent, thus depriving them of ultimate >>>>>> victim hood. Personally I find victim hood to be a crock, you live >>>>>> with the world you're given, but some people make it their carriers. >>>>>> >>>>>> Brendan MacRae wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> Well, yes, good point. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> But I was referring to the point of view of Nativists >>>>>>> who claim to be "true Americans," vis-a-vis their >>>>>>> fellow immigrants. The idea that it's "those others" >>>>>>> that endager "us" rather than the point of view of >>>>>>> true Native Americans (to whom all whites were a >>>>>>> threat) which is what you describe. Nativism is, >>>>>>> paridoxically, a construct that doesn't apply to them >>>>>>> since it describes only those who tout a dubious claim >>>>>>> of originality. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -Brendan >>>>>>> >>>>>>> --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I think it has been. Once the Europeans came here, >>>>>>>> Eden became endangered >>>>>>>> ... >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Shel >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> [Original Message] >>>>>>>>> From: Brendan MacRae >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> The idea that America is an "endangered >>>>>>>>> Eden." It isn't, of course. It never has been. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> __________________________________________________ >>>>>>> Do You Yahoo!? >>>>>>> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >>>>>>> http://mail.yahoo.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > -- -- The more I know of men, the more I like my dog. -- Anne Louise Germaine de Stael -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
