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From: "albert abel" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] GENES - away from correct topic
Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 16:08:29 +1100
References: <NEBBKLDJJLBPCGKMLEDEGECHCFAA.pmartin@shreve.net>


ADAM = red earth in Hebrew, does it not !!!

I have not checked, but the discovered skeleton is listed as "The Mungo
Man", found in Lake Mungo.. perhaps a search on the 'NET' may disclose some
hitherto hidden material.

Regards
Albert
Albert J Abel - Tamworth, NSW Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Martin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 2:29 PM
Subject: RE: [DNA] GENES


> My take on this discussion is that Sandra is playing games with us - But
if
> you want my opinion, I think that Adam and Eve were white - underneath all
> that brown hair!
>
> Paul
>
> I apologize in advance - I'm sure this is not a proper subject for
> discussion on this forum!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orin R. Wells [mailto:]
> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 8:59 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [DNA] GENES
>
>
> At 12:42 PM 1/16/01 +1100, Sandra - wrote:
>
> >perhaps I may be colour blind then...every picture I have seen they have
> >white skin as did Jesus as did the disciples as did Mary and Joseph as
did
> >all the main players of Christianity.
>
> So, who do you suppose photographed them 2,000 years ago? <g>
>
> Keep in mind that Jesus and the others were mostly if not all Hebrew
> (allowing for some deciples from the masses). So, yes, they most likely
> had white skin. But the reference was to Adam and Eve. There is no
> information in the Bible, the source work for them, of which I am aware
> that provides any information on the color of their skins. I doubt even
if
> all the research confirms that we all track back to Africa as the root of
> mankind that it could be said what color of skin our original ancestors
> had. Are the caucasian characteristics the original or did we (those of
us
> who have the pinkish skin) mutate off the darker colored skin of the
> africans? Or was it the reverse? Given that Africa is mostly populated
by
> peoples with dark skin one would be tempted to say that is the way we
> started out. But, if the clues to the origin of man do lead us to North
> Africa, it is possible that the skin color was much lighter - more on the
> tone of an Arab although many of them are light skinned and it is probable
> that the darker skins came as a result of mixing with nomadic African
> tribes and civilizations, some of which were quite sophisticated. Take a
> look at some of the populations in Spain where the Moors had a lengthy
> influence. But, there are certainly far more peoples in the world with
> dark skin than light. In fact Europe is the only place where light skin
> prevailed.
>
> I think for now we don't have an answer. DNA research may not find that
> answer unless they can figure out what gene combination represents skin
> color and can match this up with the early skeletons.
>
> >Is there no comment about this new skeleton discovery?
>
> I would love to read something on this. But no reference was provided,
> only that they had dug up a skeleton. Want to give us more or point us to
> where we can read about it. I think it is fascinating and would certainly
> like to know what they learn about this skeleton.
>
> We have one here in Washington dug up a couple of years ago that they are
> calling the Kenniwick man (sp?). It appears from the limited study they
> have been able to do that he was NOT from the indiginous American Indian
> origins although he died 9,000 years ago. The Indians (almost every
tribe)
> are claiming him as their ancestor and demanding that he be immediately
> reburied with no scientific studies. In other words, they don't what to
> hear that someone else might have been here before THEIR ancestors. This
is
> a shame as we might be able to learn more about man's history from his
> remains. But, Political Correctness will no doubt win out again.
>
>
> Orin R. Wells
> Wells Family Research Association
> P. O. Box 5427
> Kent, Washington 98064-5427
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