Friday, February 28, 2014
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Saturday, February 15, 2014
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Native American DNA
"Great Surprise" — Native Americans Have West Eurasian Origins
Oldest human genome reveals less of an East Asian ancestry than thought".
"Nearly one-third of Native American genes come from west Eurasian people linked to the Middle East and Europe, rather than entirely from East Asians as previously thought, according to a newly sequenced genome."
Thursday, February 6, 2014
Long Skull DNA Results
Forensic reconstruction computer graphics. "It is well-known that most cases of skull elongation are the result of cranial deformation, head flattening, or head binding, in which the skull is intentionally deformed by applying force over a long period of time. It is usually achieved by binding the head between two pieces of wood, or binding in cloth. However, while cranial deformation changes the shape of the skull, it does not alter its volume, weight, or other features that are characteristic of a regular human skull.
The Paracas skulls, however, are different. The cranial volume is up to 25 percent larger and 60 percent heavier than conventional human skulls, meaning they could not have been intentionally deformed through head binding/flattening. They also contain only one parietal plate, rather than two. The fact that the skulls’ features are not the result of cranial deformation means that the cause of the elongation is a mystery, and has been for decades."
Location of Paracas on the coast in relation to Cuzco. (Click to enlarge).
Woman with a llama in Cuzco.
Born this way.
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