Re: Aquatic ape theory

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In article <456ibu$gnv@newsbf02.news.aol.com>, JTHURB <jthurb@aol.com> wrote:
>In article <454eai$16e@myntti.helsinki.fi>, ronkanen@cc.Helsinki.FI (Osmo
>Ronkanen) writes:
>
>>How recently? Was homo erectus an aquatic ape? Did it swim out of
>>Africa?
>
>No, but it has been a mystery at how fast he did spread, if the out of
>Africa idea has any merit.

How is it mystery? If the population travels one kilometer in a year,
it takes only 20,000 years to travel to the other side of the globe.

>Along the beach is a very good way to travel.
>Very few ups and downs, especially in East Africa and the Middle East. A
>few rivers to cross, but most would have been trickles during the time
>frame in question.
>
>John Thurber
>Tallahassee

Osmo

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