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  • TheLepidopterists [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    What does uncommon ancestor mean here? In 5300 BC there were no individuals that some modern humans but not all modern humans descend from?

    • HumanBehaviorByBjork [any, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      yes, in the article they refer to it as the identical ancestors (IA) point. to be clear this is based on a mathematical model. they go into some of the limitations of it near the end.