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Coyotl

(15,262 posts)
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 04:59 PM Apr 2013

Ancient Europeans mysteriously vanished 4,500 years ago

O.K., the title is hyberbole, and pretty much wrong.

Nothing mysterious about genetic drift, especially in a genocidal species. Of course, greater demographic success in the south might be adequate explanation given the time spnn considered.

http://science.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/04/23/17879975-ancient-europeans-mysteriously-vanished-4500-years-ago

By Tia Ghose
LiveScience

The genetic lineage of Europe mysteriously transformed about 4,500 years ago, new research suggests.

The findings, detailed Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, were drawn from several skeletons unearthed in central Europe that were up to 7,500 years old.

"What is intriguing is that the genetic markers of this first pan-European culture, which was clearly very successful, were then suddenly replaced around 4,500 years ago, and we don't know why," study co-author Alan Cooper of the University of Adelaide Australian Center for Ancient DNA said in a statement. "Something major happened, and the hunt is now on to find out what that was."
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The new study also confirms that people sweeping out from Turkey colonized Europe ....

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Ancient Europeans mysteriously vanished 4,500 years ago (Original Post) Coyotl Apr 2013 OP
Mystery solved.... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #1

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)
1. Mystery solved....
Tue Apr 23, 2013, 07:57 PM
Apr 2013

Republicans gained control of all levels of government, buying and selling souls, until, in just a few genrations, no one knew how to make anything of value or even produce enough food for everyone to eat.
rumor has it that an undiscovered cave lies waiting, filled with all the "stuff" that the winner of the civilization was able to buy,steal, and gather. His musty skeleton lies near the mountains and pile of ....."all there is".
He died a "success".

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