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From: "Dienekes Pontikos" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] TRMCA for R1b1
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2008 04:49:03 +0200
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On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 4:04 AM, Ken Nordtvedt <> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dienekes Pontikos" <>
>
>> - TMRCAs do not determine arrival times
>
> The above is a meaningless soundbyte as it stands

It is a factual statement, backed up by evidence (TMRCA of Native
Americans much younger than entry into Americas; TMRCA of European
Americans much older than entry into Americas).

It is up to those who think that TMRCAs correspond to arrival times to
prove their case.

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