Evolutionary genetics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Paleogenetics http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 1 -27 https://friendfeed.com/citizen... - Thomas Page

pstp gen anthro 9 -22 Humans reached Asia in two waves http://www.sciencenews.org/view... , Svante Paabo: DNA clues to our inner neanderthal http://www.ted.com/talks... , Spencer Wells builds a family tree for humanity http://www.ted.com/talks... , Neanderthal genome project http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , INeanderthal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Ape http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , ps http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news... , http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom... , 9 -9 http://io9.com/5838487... , 10 -13 http://jdmoyer.com/2011... , 4 -4 http://www.cbc.ca/natureo... http://dienekes.blogspot.com/2011... http://dienekes.blogspot.de/2014... - Thomas Page

Can our DNA be traced to see that we are all really related to each other a little bit? http://www.quora.com/Can-our... , http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , 3 -10 http://www.livescience.com/27741-a... http://www.joshuaproject.net/people-... - Thomas Page

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Behavioral modernity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , Cultural universal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [ 6 -3 Evolution of human intelligence http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [[[[[ 6 -12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... http://humanorigins.si.edu/researc... - Thomas Page

12 -4 Although this decision to control our own food supply is what propelled us into the modern world, Wells demonstrates—using the latest genetic and anthropological data—that such a dramatic shift in lifestyle had a downside that we’re only now beginning to recognize. Growing grain crops ultimately made humans more sedentary and unhealthy and made the planet more crowded. The expanding population and the need to apportion limited resources such as water created hierarchies and inequalities. The desire to control—and no longer cooperate with—nature altered the concept of religion, making deities fewer and more influential, foreshadowing today’s fanaticisms. The proximity of humans and animals bred diseases that metastasized over time. Freedom of movement and choice were replaced by a pressure to work that is the forebear of the anxiety and depression millions feel today. Wells offers a hopeful prescription for altering a life to which we were always ill suited, recommending that we change our priorities and self-destructive appetites before it’s too late. A riveting and accessible scientific detective story, Pandora’s Seed is an eye-opening book for anyone fascinated by the past and concerned about the future. - Thomas Page

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1 -27 High-frequency microsatellite haplotypes of the male-specific Y-chromosome can signal past episodes of high reproductive success of particular men and their patrilineal descendants. Previously, two examples of such successful Y-lineages have been described in Asia, both associated with Altaic-speaking pastoral nomadic societies, and putatively linked to dynasties descending, respectively, from Genghis Khan and Giocangga http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... Here we surveyed a total of 5321 Y-chromosomes from 127 Asian populations, including novel Y-SNP and microsatellite data on 461 Central Asian males, to ask whether additional lineage expansions could be identified. Based on the most frequent eight-microsatellite haplotypes, we objectively defined 11 descent clusters (DCs), each within a specific haplogroup, that represent likely past instances of high male reproductive success, including the two previously identified cases. Analysis of the geographical patterns and ages of these DCs and their associated cultural characteristics showed that the most successful lineages are found both among sedentary agriculturalists and pastoral nomads, and expanded between 2100 BCE and 1100 CE. However, those with recent origins in the historical period are almost exclusively found in Altaic-speaking pastoral nomadic populations, which may reflect a shift in political organisation in pastoralist economies and a greater ease of transmission of Y-chromosomes through time and space facilitated by the use of horses.European Journal of Human Genetics advance online publication, 14 January 2015; doi:10.1038/ejhg.2014.285. - Thomas Page

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Molecular_anthropology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... [ Timeline_of_human_evolution http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... 10 -2 tangents Eleusinian_Mysteries http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... , The_Third_Chimpanzee http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... March_of_Progress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki... - Thomas Page