Anyone who disagrees with the content of this video, didnt watch it. Native american haplogroup x2a solutrean, hebrew or. Solutrean the 1st wave of native americans were from europe. The solutrean hypothesis is a minority opinion concerning the human settlement of north america. However, extraordinary new evidence supports an explosive new. White nationalists and the solutrean hypothesis jason.
Kennewick man turned out yhaplogroup q amerindian and maternal dna x2solutrean. Dnalamanites are a remnant of the jew book of mormon. Its main diagnostic type is a large knapped stone spearhead with a fluted base. Geneticists, too, have tested the solutrean hypothesis. The solutrean clovis connection more formally known as the north atlantic iceedge corridor hypothesis is one theory of the peopling of the american continents that suggest that the upper paleolithic solutrean culture is ancestral to clovis. Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, the book dismantles the old paradigm while persuasively linking clovis technology with the culture of the solutrean people who occupied france and spain more than 20,000 years ago. Elk antlers the partial skeleton of the 1yearold boy, called anzick1, was discovered when a frontend. Mar 15, 2012 in the ice age columbus dvd, fascinating new archaeological data and dna research discovers that europeans discovered the americas 17,000 years prior to the birth of columbus. They are seeking to uncover evidence of an epic journey that the. Solutrean theory the solutrean theory proposes that the migration into the north america was from the continent of europe 17,000 to 21,000 years ago. The solutrean hypothesis is a controversial proposal that peoples from europe may have been among the earliest settlers in the americas, as evidenced by similarities in stone tool technology of the solutrean culture from prehistoric europe to that of the later clovis toolmaking culture found in the americas. In fact, there is genetic evidence that only the solutrean hypothesis explains. Well documented facts, and he covered so many different aspects of evidence to back up his video presentation, aside from the compelling dna evidence, he used weather, animal migration, mapping, rivers, water bodies, descriptions from the book of mormon and matched them to the local geography.
According to the solutrean hypothesis, the first americans were stone age europeans who came to north america several thousand years earlier than the ice bridge theory proposes. Written by leaders in the fields of biology and statistics, the book emphasizes the interpretation of test results and provides the necessary formulae in an easily accessible manner. Ive come to the conclusion that there was still some european dna left in east coast amerindians. This idea has its roots in the 19thcentury when archaeologists such as cc abbott postulated that the americas had been colonized by paleolithic europeans. Just like afrocentrists have cockamamie theories, so do eurocentrists. Feb, 2014 genetic study kills off solutrean hypothesis ive blogged before about the woebegone solutrean hypothesis, and im happy to say that it is now dead. Book of mormondna evidencegeography issues fairmormon. The radiocarbon dates from purported preclovis archaeological sites presented by stanford and bradley are consistently earlier in north america, predating solutrean culture in europe by 510 thousand years. This idea has its roots in the 19thcentury when archaeologists such as cc abbott postulated that the americas had been colonized by paleolithic. Popular dna books goodreads meet your next favorite book. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence youtube. Early skeletons point to a single source population for the first. They brought the solutrean high hunting culture, with its characteristic and advanced stone tool set to north america, where it became known as the.
The solutrean hypothesis emerged in the 1930s when archaeologist frank hibben noted that the style of stone points used by the newlydiscovered clovis culture, then the oldest known in the americas, bore what seemed to him to be a striking similarity to stone points made by the solutreans, a stone age people occupying spain and france around 25,000 years ago. Nov 29, 2004 forensic dna evidence interpretation is the most comprehensive resource for dna casework available today. Forensic dna evidence interpretation is the most comprehensive resource for dna casework available today. The solutreans eventually spread across north america, carrying their distinctive blades with them and giving birth to the later clovis culture, which emerged some,000 years ago. Similarly, hunting weapons from siberia that predate clovis points are made by pressing small flakes of sharpened flint into the sides of spears. It holds, essentially, during the last ice age, anatomically modern humans from europe crossed via an ice bridge or over open water to north america. At the conclusion of their book, stanford and bradley point out.
Critics blast cbc documentary on solutrean hypothesis for. Feb 12, 2014 in fact, there is genetic evidence that only the solutrean hypothesis explains. There is no evidence of boat use, or tools used for making boats at. I have to say much of the commentary on the preclovis, clovis, solutrean connection sounds much like the old debate about whether modern humans bred with neanderthals, the answer was they did not and they had mitochondrial dna evidence to prove it, we all came from africa no interbreeding, and that is the point, it actually proved no. Another testament of jesus christ, is true, not false. As can be seen, u emerges as the most common anomalous type of cherokee, modally u5 n23, one of the oldest forms of u and most common in middle easterners and europeans, followed by t and h. The very morning of my radio show with clay douglas the osteologist bone scientist with the project, dr james mcclelland whose email signature says he is the nagpra coordinator, hmmmm, the very guy in charge of giving white solutrean skeletons to the amerindians for quick burial and thus the destruction of the evidence sent. Ancient origins articles related to solutrean in the sections of history, archaeology, human origins, unexplained, artifacts, ancient places and myths and legends.
Clovis gets its name from clovis, new mexico, where the first such blade was discovered. Mar 12, 2017 solutrean theory the solutrean theory proposes that the migration into the north america was from the continent of europe 17,000 to 21,000 years ago. Whatever happened, the migration through the ice free corridor was massively dominating and possibly even the only one as you assert. The occasion is the publication of a book by dennis stanford, an anthropologist at the smithsonian. Cbc under fire for documentary that says first humans to colonize. Preclovis culture rock tools and carvings, dated 1126,000 years ago, are found concentrated along the eastern u. They havent produced evidence to refute the solutrean hypothesis, said geneticist stephen oppenheimer of oxford university, a leading expert on using dna to track ancient migrations. The solutrean hypothesis the alternative hypothesis. Was north america peopled by solutreans who crossed. The solutreans eventually spread across north america, stanford says. Not so fast martin r, the dna results from one child 500 to 1,000 years after the beginning of the clovis era in no way invalidates the solutrean hypothesis for the origin of clovis points.
Many of the early carriers of haplogroup x2a were found in eastern maritime canada, a prime theoretical landing location for solutreans. And as for genetikers evidence, every ambiguous piece of evidence he cites always proves his hypothesis and disproves an equally valid possibility. Dna vs book of mormon incredible new evidence that proves the book of mormon. Ive blogged before about the woebegone solutrean hypothesis, and im happy to say that it is now dead.
The evidence is building up, and it certainly warrants discussion. If it were true, we would expect to see ancestry from nonsiberian descended populations present in the genomes of ancient native americans. We have data on several tribes, from plenty of r1 carrying amerindians who have joined public dna projects, as i linked earlier in this thread. Solutrean hypothesis were the first virginians from europe. Pdf the solutrean hypothesis for the origin of the clovis. Is dna haplogroup x2a proof that the book of mormon. However, more recent discoveries of haplogroup x2a and subgroups have. There has been new evidence emerge in the recent past and there is likely to be more in the future which, depending on the evidence, could cause a reevaluation of this topic. The first native americans were from europe, they beat the asians to the continent by 10,000 years. The oldest north american genome and what it tells us. We were here first and john summarizes the evidence as you will find it nowhere else, and complete with excellent graphics.
The solutrean hypothesis is trapped on all sides technological parallels between clovis and solutrean are overstated, a transatlantic crossing is hard to fathom or prove, clovis mtdna has east eurasian affinities, clovis autosomal dna has south american affinities, prelgm south siberian dna has west eurasian affinities making a direct. There needs to be evidence for r1 in the solutrean region during the solutrean period before we can continue this side of the discussion. Acigarettebuttfoundatacrimescenemaycontainvaluablednamaterialin thedriedsaliva. Mar 10, 2014 i have to say much of the commentary on the preclovis, clovis, solutrean connection sounds much like the old debate about whether modern humans bred with neanderthals, the answer was they did not and they had mitochondrial dna evidence to prove it, we all came from africa no interbreeding, and that is the point, it actually proved no.
Dna evidence from the clovis anzick site in montana does not appear to support the solutrean. There is solutrean evidence, just not much of dna evidence, if any. New evidence supportsdenies the solutrean hypothesis updated. Feb, 2014 not so fast martin r, the dna results from one child 500 to 1,000 years after the beginning of the clovis era in no way invalidates the solutrean hypothesis for the origin of clovis points. Those tools also strongly resemble solutrean blades found in europe. The idea of a clovissolutrean link remains controversial and does not enjoy wide acceptance. Ellen lloyd who the first americans were remains an unanswered and much debated question. The idea of a clovis solutrean link remains controversial and does not enjoy wide acceptance. White nationalists and the solutrean hypothesis jason colavito.
Mar 15, 2015 anyone who disagrees with the content of this video, didnt watch it. Jan 28, 2016 many of the early carriers of haplogroup x2a were found in eastern maritime canada, a prime theoretical landing location for solutreans. This calls into question the only plausible evidence of a solutreanonly technology transfer and in the absence of any other evidence pretty much disproves the solutrean hypothesis. Scientists claim cherokees are from the middle east dna. There are several promising theories, but several scientists say conclusive evidence is still missing. Rediscovering the bom remnant through dna book of mormon. It does not seem that haplogroup x can serve as good evidence of the book of mormons antiquity. I think the authors of this paper have done a good job of presenting the evidence in both directions then drawing conclusions based on scientific data as we know it. No skeletons have been found, so no dna is available to study. Genetic study kills off solutrean hypothesis scienceblogs. Ancient native boys genome reignites debate over first. And tools are not a good evidence of clearly a people, as people do copy, exchange, and independently invent.
New evidence supportsdenies the solutrean hypothesis. However, there is more to it than simple capability. Oct 01, 2019 click to view on the internet rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna by rod meldrum. The genetic and artifactual evidence appear overwhelming, and the criticisms of the solutrean hypothesis either dont address the main evidence for it, or do it in an extremely uncompelling way handwaving away artifactual evidence as convergent invention, ignoring the eastwest movement of sites and saying the r and x haplogroups. The dna of the existing native peoples in america is dominated by four types denoted a, b, c, and d that has clear siberian roots, but does not have similar european sources. Solutreanthe 1st wave of native americans were from europe. The solutrean theory is based on evidence that north america was originally populated by people from the area that is now france. Our ancient white solutrean ancestors in america and around. The solutreanclovis connection more formally known as the north atlantic iceedge corridor hypothesis is one theory of the peopling of the american continents that suggest that the upper paleolithic solutrean culture is ancestral to clovis. Our ancient white solutrean ancestors in america and. However, more recent discoveries of haplogroup x2a and subgroups have been more widely geographically dispersed. There is no evidence of any solutrean cultural group being an actual seafaring people, one needle is not evidence for a maritime culture for sewing nets or hides for boats, but for sewing hides for clothes. But the ones that crossed into america seems to have been from a tribe that had maternal haplotype x2 only, likely evidence that this solutrean migration was very restricted, might have only happened once by small daring clan. There is, for example, no evidence of solutrean seafaring, and no evidence of.
Some claim that the book of mormon fits best in a geography located around the great lakes, and that this is supported by a mitochondrial dna group called haplogroup x2a. The solutrean hypothesis is not entirely invalid an ideawith ingenuity, experience, and sufficient resources, stone aged peoples could construct ocean going watercraft. Mar 03, 2012 the solutrean hypothesis of the first peoples to inhabit north america is getting positively respectable to the point that the washington post has deigned to publish a longish article on the topic radical theory of first americans places stone age europeans in delmarva 20,000 years ago. Cherokees developed and cultivated corn, beans and squash the three sisters along with sunflowers and other crops. The solutrean hypothesis, first proposed in 1998, is a hypothesis about the settlement of the americas that claims that people from europe may have been among the earliest settlers of the americas. Watson, the family tree guide to dna testing and genetic g. One prominent example is the book white apocalypse by kyle. Meltzer is among those still skeptical of the solutrean hypothesis, citing the scant evidence.
Some people believe that the first peoples of the americas were the solutreans, a stone age people from france and spain who existed around 25 kya, and ended 16,500 ya. The origin of americas clovis culture expands upon and revises. If solutrean boat people washed up on our shores, they suffered cultural amnesia, genetic amnesia. Stanford and bradleys 2012 book across atlantic ice. The hypothesis is challenged by large gaps in time between the clovis culture and solutrean eras, a lack of evidence of solutrean seafaring, lack of specific solutrean features and tools in clovis technology, the difficulties of the route, and other. Radical theory of first americans places stone age europeans in. Also, recent research suggests, the mtdna x2a evidence is more consistent with the atlantic route and dates suggested by the solutrean hypothesis and is more parsimonious than the assumption of a single beringian entry, that assumes retrograde extinction of x in east eurasia oppenheimer, steven, et. The solutrean hypothesis starts from a comparison with spearheads from the solutrean. In the ice age columbus dvd, fascinating new archaeological data and dna research discovers that europeans discovered the americas 17,000 years. Click to view on the internet rediscovering the book of mormon remnant through dna by rod meldrum.
Is dna haplogroup x2a proof that the book of mormon fits best in a geography located in the great lakes region. A cache is defined as a tightly clustered deposit of artifacts that containing little or no manufacturing debris or residential debris, artifacts which appear to have been deliberately buried at the same time. The people known as amerindians arrived thousands of years later. A 2015 reevaluation of the dna evidence states that x2a has not been found anywhere in eurasia, and. This theory hypothesizes that this migration was accomplished by travel using primitive boating along the ice packed land of the north atlantic ocean. Nov 29, 2014 the solutrean hypothesis is trapped on all sides technological parallels between clovis and solutrean are overstated, a transatlantic crossing is hard to fathom or prove, clovis mtdna has east eurasian affinities, clovis autosomal dna has south american affinities, prelgm south siberian dna has west eurasian affinities making a direct. Our ancient white solutrean ancestors in america and around the world. Jan 28, 2016 this entry was posted in ancient dna, mitochondrial dna, native american and tagged general information by roberta estes. Whatever happened, the migration through the ice free corridor was massively dominating and. Dnalamanites are a remnant of the jew book of mormon evidence. The oldest wellcharacterised archaeological culture in america is the clovis culture. Evidence from dna analysis has not supported european migration into north america prior to the arrival of the vikings and later sailors. To the best of my recollection, the program presented dna evidence supporting solutrean emigration to north america. You need more than a lack of evidence against your theory, one that is already shaky to begin with, to support it.
The book received significant media attention, but evaluations of the evidence by professional archaeologists find the book unconvincing. Nov 16, 2018 one piece of supporting evidence cited in stanford and bradleys 2012 book, across atlantic ice, is the use of caching. This work is the sum of over four years of nearly continuous research into possible dna connections between the native american peoples, and the prophesied remnant of the house of israel as contained in the book of mormon. The solutrean hypothesis on the peopling of the americas claims that the earliest human. Likely i have a suspicious mind, but i found it perplexing that when the program reaired six months later, the highly controversial material re solutrean being the earliest humans to arrive in n. The mtdna x2a evidence is more consistent with the atlantic route and dates suggested by the solutrean hypothesis and is more parsimonious than the assumption of a single beringian entry, that. Solutreanclovis connection in american colonization. Scientists claim cherokees are from the middle east dna supports this finding august 17, 2016 chantel jvr 2 comments the cherokees have lived in the southeastern united states for over 10,000 years. The solutrean hypothesis of the first peoples to inhabit north america is getting positively respectable to the point that the washington post has deigned to publish a longish article on the topic radical theory of first americans places stone age europeans in delmarva 20,000 years ago.
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