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John Stahler's avatar

A very interesting and informative article. However, while other human groups have vanished, as you correctly state, traces of them remain in our DNA.

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Laura Crockett's avatar

It looks like the paleontologists have discovered a few more species of humans. As the tools become ever more sophisticated, there will be more discoveries. The theory of "out of Africa" is now questioned.

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John Stahler's avatar

I had the pleasure of meeting Louis B. Leakey back in March, 1967, after he gave a talk at Cal State Fullerton. The fifteen minutes a highly impressionable teenager got to spend with him one-on-one greatly influenced my future academic endeavors. His discoveries in Olduvai Gorge, however, will be augmented by many others in varied parts of the planet and lead us to many new, and in some cases startling, discoveries.

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