Re: Polycentric or Rapid-Placement?
HARRY R. ERWIN (herwin@osf1.gmu.edu)
26 May 1995 12:40:52 GMT
Erin Miller (ermiller@tezcat.com) wrote:
: In article <3q16rn$2l@muss.CIS.McMaster.CA>,
: I. Khalil <u9114423@muss.cis.McMaster.CA> wrote:
: >I was wondering which model of the origin of modern humans is more accepted
: >these days: the multiregional/polycentric (many H.habilis) or the
: >rapid-placement (H.habilis-African) model.
More or less cladistically, H. sapiens seems now to be descended from the
East African H. erectus, since the Asian H. erectus has a number of
autapomorphic character states that the African population (OH9, OH12,
KNM-ER 15000, etc.) lacks.
: Which is better, Coke or Pepsi?
It depends on your mental state. Coke is more suitable if you're looking
for something familiar; while Pepsi is more appropriate if you've had
frontal cortex damage and crave novelty. (Dan Levine/UTexas actually did
a study...)
: There is about as much agreement on that as to your question.
: -erin
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