Monday, 3 October 2011

A re-evaluation of the Iwo Eleru skull.


The location of Iwo Eleru and the reconstructed skull.










  1. As the Europid race was a combination of sapiens and Neanderthal, and the Asian race was a combination of sapiens and Denisova, so the African race can be said to be a combination of sapiens and Rhodesiensis. They were all varieties of Heidelbergensis, and could interbreed.

  2. Excellent observation Mark. I concur.

  3. "Europids" are not a combination of sapiens and neanderthal, nor caucasoids, nor are mongoloids a combination of sapiens and denisovan. "Caucasoid" identification is very ancient, contemporary with neanderthals (cro-magnons), therefore they can't have been originated by the blending of the two. Besides, it's not only European caucasoids that share neanderthals alleles that are extremely uncommon/nearly absent on subs-Saharan Africans, but all Eurasians and Oceanians, and even SA-Africans to a lesser degree (Yorubas).

    Not only that but even within Europeans, they don't share genes in common with neanderthals to the same degree, the southern Europeans have more, and if I recall north African caucasoids have more as well. Are these gradients of neanderthal admixture criteria for gradients of "caucasoidness" or "europidness"? Hell, no. Northern caucasoids are just as caucasoids as mediterranean ones.

    Lastly, neanderthal admixture is only one of the possibilities, other ones are shared ancestral inheritance from probably H. heidelbergensis, or intermediate situations, like admixture with less-derived/pre-neanderthal heildelbergensis/rhodesiensis.

    1. North African not caucasoids sorry kang
      They africoids indigenous

  4. This " archaic" skull may be just like many in the tribe that criss cross the continent to trade and marry with " their own". Extreme large head and occipital bun is common in a specific cross continental family that frequently still well hide their dead after pulling sacred teeth to carry in ancestor worship. Pockets in Egypt, Ethiopia, Nigeria, and Morocco. Mainly centurian families. I recall the stories of my great grand parent on theloop of pockets to keep us " pure" . Crainium capacity of over 1800 cc in all family. Good luck excavating sacred worshipped corpses. Secrets should remain with their owner.