I watched this fascinating doc last night on PBS: The Journey of Man

[CatWoman]

it's premise was that all mankind originated in Africa, and we are all bascially related.



http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2002/12/1212_021213_journeyofman.html

[knowbody0]

1. hi cuz

[CatWoman]

2. LOLOLOLOL

There are some people I shudder to think about being related to.

Present company excluded, of course :D

[GOPisEvil]

3. So Zomby really IS your brother!

:o

[CatWoman]

4. BINGO!!!!!

:hi:

[madinmaryland]

5. Can't be true.

* says that intelligent design is correct. so end of discussion.

do you hate amurika?

:sarcasm:

I'll have to check our local pbs channels. it wasn't on ours last night, they had nova and then something about deep sea mysteries.

[CatWoman]

6. make sure you check out the info on the link I provided

it was a truly fascinating show.

They say the journey began in Africa on foot. The Americas was entered via the Bering Sea, which at that time was nothing but an icy land mass.

[knowbody0]

7. icy land mass

mongolian connection.

[KG]

i'll bet their feet were sore by the time they got to LA!!!

[KG]

10. i'll bet their feet were sore by the time they got to LA!!!

[CatWoman]

11. so nice you had to say it twice!!

[ChickMagic]

8. Was that the one with the geneticist

Who was using genetic markers to link different groups of people?

[CatWoman]

9. yes -- yes it was

:thumbsup:

[ChickMagic]

12. Man, that was fascinating!

I was getting goosebumps when I saw it. I especially liked hearing the African bushmen speaking - it's really an old, old language. As he moved from group to group, you could see the subtle changes in features. We are living in a remarkable time where we have the technology to investigate this before the genetic markers disappear.

I loved the guy who found out that his family was the ancestral family for his region. He was relieved because he thought the doctor was going to tell him he had cancer. :)

[CatWoman]

13. I've been searching Ebay for the DVD

As this documentary is a must-have!!

[ChickMagic]

14. They've shown it several times on PBS

It doesn't look like it's out on DVD yet. PBS is selling the book:

http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=1402621&cp&keywords=genetic&searchId=10421934580&parentPage=search

[Swede]

15. I read somewhere that caucasians where decended from

Asians and Africans. The Asians first left Africa and their descendants then met up with their African relatives, and the descendants of this meet up were the Caucasians. This explained why the Asian orAfrican gene was dominant when mixed with Caucasian genes. Sounded logical to me.

[ChickMagic]

16. According to the genetic markers

The first place the Africans went was Australia. That was amazing to me.

[CatWoman]

17. Ginbarn

I found the DVD on Amazon!!!

:D

$22, and free shipping!!!!

[ChickMagic]

22. Awesome!

That's what I get for not thinking about Amazon. Thanks, Catwoman! I mean Cousin CatWoman!

[leftofthedial]

18. sis!

have you seen mom lately?

[CatWoman]

19. LOLOLOL

:hi:

[leftofthedial]

21. I just love these family reunions

have you tried ginbarn's onion dip?

[CatWoman]

23. hehehehe

it's ALL the rage!!!

[Felix Mala]

20. Duh, Adam? Eve? Ring any bells?

But it was Northern Africa, the white part... Okay, the European part of fertile crescent...


I will pray for your heathen soul.

[leftofthedial]

24. My folks were from Oklahoma