Re: Reply to Holloway

Alex Duncan (aduncan@mail.utexas.edu)
14 Jul 1995 18:25:59 GMT

In article <575968712wnr@desco.demon.co.uk> Elaine Morgan,
Elaine@desco.demon.co.uk writes:

> Why don't they say: "I want to see some evidnce of
>savannah mosaic adaptations in the earliest hominids before
>I believe any of that rubbish"? No such evidence exists.

The fact that you make such a statement demonstrates an incredible
unfamiliarity with the current literature on early hominids. Actually, I
suppose another alternative is that you've read the current literature
and chosen to ignore it. At any rate, it doesn't speak highly for your
credibility.

Alex Duncan
Dept. of Anthropology
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712-1086
512-471-4206
aduncan@mail.utexas.edu