A STRIP of land on Africa's southern coast became a last refuge for the band of early humans who survived an ice age that wiped out the species elsewhere, scientists maintain.
The land, referred to by researchers as "the garden of Eden," may have been the only part of Africa to remain continuously habitable during the ice age that began about 195,000 years ago.
Scientists' excavations showed how a combination of rich vegetation on land and nutrient-laden currents in the sea created a source of food that could sustain early humans through devastating climate changes.
"Shortly after Homo sapiens first evolved, the harsh climate conditions nearly extinguished our species," said Professor Curtis Marean, of the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University.
"Recent finds suggest the small population that gave rise to all humans alive today survived by exploiting a unique combination of resources along the southern coast of Africa."
The idea that early humans were once reduced to a tiny remnant population arose from research showing that modern humans have far less genetic diversity than most other species.
Some scientists suggested the human population could have fallen to as low as a few hundred individuals during this period...
During his study, Prof Marean discovered that the isolated caves around an area known as Pinnacle Point, South Africa, 386 kilometres east of Cape Town, were rich in ancient human artifacts.
In a soon to be published paper, Prof Marean and his colleagues argued the caves contain archaeological remains going back at least 164,000 years - and possibly even further back. ...
via Last few early humans survived in 'Eden', scientists say | News.com.au.
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Garden of Eden found in Africa
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The Garden of Eden was not found in Africa. It has been proven that Adam and Eve were white and not black. The Garden of Eden is located just west of China and east of Turkey in the Tarm Basin on the Parmar Penninsula. The Hebrew word Adam literally means, "white man, blood in the face red." Adam and Eve were white. they were the beginning of God creating man in his own image. Blacks were not created in God's image.
Yes, they found Adam's footprints right next to the sign he
put up. It was hard to read because it was a few thousand years old
but Pat Robertson says it translated to: "Oy. My children will inbreed
and fill this flat square world like a virus."
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