tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post5685607302606320651..comments2024-03-09T15:46:44.638+01:00Comments on For what they were... we are: Ancient DNA... of chickensMajuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-7785038909139246632012-07-27T11:32:40.205+02:002012-07-27T11:32:40.205+02:00It's a wrongly chosen Wikipedia map.
We alrea...It's a wrongly chosen Wikipedia map.<br /><br />We already knew about the likelihood of Polynesian arrival to America based, effectively, on chicken genetics. At least I did.Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3023805782808412230.post-77943483401290774362012-07-27T05:28:20.254+02:002012-07-27T05:28:20.254+02:00"Sure, why not?"
Because any informat..."Sure, why not?" <br /><br />Because any information about any species usually has wider implications. <br /><br />"It must be noted that the ah9 haplotype from Peru is very early post-Columbian, from before 1600 CE, making it another likely evidence of Polynesian introduction of chicken in South America, along with the Chilean sites (which allow for no other explanation)". <br /><br />There was a program on the radio recently where a New Zealand Anthropologist mentioned the 'chicken' evidence as yet more evidence for Polynesian arrival in the Americas. Thanks for the link. Her name is Lisa Matisoo-Smith if you wish to follow it up. Here's a short interview with her that is perhaps mildly interesting: <br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KACEB8l_Knw<br /><br />"(oddly enough on a pre-WWI map)" <br /><br />You think Spain's the only place with economic problems? The map is probably from the University of Otago. Universities in New Zealand are remarkably underfunded.terrythttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17327062321100035888noreply@blogger.com