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China is paying researchers to claim humankind evolved in China, basically. It doesn't match the genetic evidence which shows we evolved in Africa.
by lnanek2 10y ago
China is paying researchers to claim humankind evolved in China, basically. It doesn't match the genetic evidence which shows we evolved in Africa.
- Noseshine 10y agoI don't think that's an accurate summary. If you were right than it would be a clear case, which according to the article it is not. I think you selected just one thing out of the long article. Just read the last few paragraphs, they contradict your summary: > Despite the different interpretations of the Chinese fossil record, everybody agrees that the evolutionary tale in Asia is much more interesting than people appreciated before. But the details remain fuzzy, because so few researchers have excavated in Asia. > When they have, the results have been startling. > ... > But all agree that Asia — the largest continent on Earth — has a lot more to offer in terms of unravelling the human story. “The centre of gravity,” says Petraglia[0], “is shifting eastward.” Note that the person cited last telling you about a shift to the East is not Chinese. [0] Prof. Michael Petraglia: An archaeologist at the University of Oxford, UK. - http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/MP1.html http://www.arch.ox.ac.uk/MP1.html and http://www.shh.mpg.de/178394/petraglia http://www.shh.mpg.de/178394/petraglia
- summarite 10y agoThat's not at all what's in the article.
- muddyrivers 10y agoPlease read the article.
- dang 10y agoWe detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12159012 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12159012 and marked it off-topic.