Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1exp 11/4/83; site ihuxi.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!security!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!clyde!ihnp4!ihuxi!walsh From: walsh@ihuxi.UUCP (B. Walsh) Newsgroups: net.roots,net.women,net.flame,net.misc,net.religion Subject: Re: A Common Female Ancestor for Everyone Message-ID: <675@ihuxi.UUCP> Date: Tue, 15-Nov-83 08:42:35 EST Article-I.D.: ihuxi.675 Posted: Tue Nov 15 08:42:35 1983 Date-Received: Wed, 16-Nov-83 01:36:35 EST References: <115@astrovax.UUCP>, <5493@mcvax.UUCP> <3791@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, Il Lines: 11 Rene- (Re: your response) When I first read the question about the skull, etc., I thought the same thing you did, but then I thought that this woman of 50-200,000 years ago obviously also had a mother, and HER mother had a mother, etc. I think that's where the confusion is. Apparently, they've only traced back so far, but not far enough. I'm confused! Unless this particular woman's traits are the only ones that have made it down this far, and her ancestors' traits were obliterated. Beats me! B. Walsh