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You missed what is probably the most important thing about human evolution and that is due to the rapid population rise after the invention of argriculture more

You missed what is probably the most important thing about human evolution and that is due to the rapid population rise after the invention of argriculture more human evolution has happened in the last 10,000 years than the previous million. The other is that human population is filled with new genes that are under positive selection which have only partially spread through the population. Humans are probably the worst species to study genetically as all the normal assumptions you need to make don't hold. One minor nitpick, your evidence of the oldest oral tradition is not very strong as there are only four major points on the compass. The likelihood of chance and cherry-picking is high.

twelvechairs 9y ago
> your evidence of the oldest oral tradition is not very strong as there are only four major points on the compass. The likelihood of chance and cherry-picking is high. I think the point is that the palms are introduced (not native) more than their cardinal direction (i dont believe they were using a western compass at the time so as to have four directions)
- danieltillett 9y ago
  If you read the articles linked the evidence that this "knowledge" has been passed down for 30,000 years is not strong. Firstly, the palms are native to Australia, just other populations are found 1000 km to the north. Secondly, the palms have only being separated for 15,000 years at most. Thirdly, the northern evidence is actually "gods brought the palms from the north".