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From: "Sheri Siemen-Pieprzak" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] Re: " Deep " Ancestry
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 2000 17:44:08 -0500
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Paula,

Really liked your theory!!! Going to start adding them to my vocabulary.

S Pieprzak

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Subject: [DNA] Re: " Deep " Ancestry


>
> The study of archaeological, linguistic, written, DNA and other evidence
to
> connect all mankind through one ancestry could be called "unification
> theory" except I think physicists have already stolen that phrase <grin>
We
> all share many more similiarities than differences. Plus, I like the
concept
> of genetical unity.
>
> The phrase ,'deep' genealogy, is descriptive and I understood what it was
> referring to. However an average person doesn't understand what the word
> genealogy means without an explanation. I admit I couldn't even spell
> genealogy when I started.
>
> I imagine we will all someday have both a *recordable ancestry* and an
> ancient *genetic ancestry* beyond recorded history. Is that simple
> enough?
>
> ~Paula ~ Virginia
> In a message dated 11/10/2000 11:41:05 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> writes:
>
> > I believe I picked this phrase up from Oxford Ancestors, and I think
it's
> > pretty descriptive when we refer to our ancestors from thousands of
years
> > ago. But I can't think of a good antonym for more recent ancestors, the
> ones
> >
> > of interest to us in a genealogical time frame. My dictionary only has
one
> > antonym -- "shallow" -- and that just doesn't cut it. "Recent" or
"modern"
> > or
> > "historical" might be better, but they're rather vague. Any ideas?
Shall
> we
> > make up our own word?
>
>
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