In the lineage of our family, there is some record of reddish hair. Not flaming red, no, but sort of auburn reddish. One of our favorite theories was generated a few years ago CLICK HERE FOR 2001 STORY that red hair is a left-over from the NEANDERTHAL PEOPLE of Western Europe 30,000 years or so ago.
Naturally, this would mean that Neanderthals had inter-bred with the CRO-MAGNON PEOPLE who came into Europe and displaced the Neanderthals.
Now there has been research suggesting that this is not true. Recent DNA studies indicate that the Cro-Magnons are related closely to modern people, but are not related to Neanderthals.CLICK
[Cro-Magnon]
Too bad. Under the BIRCHES we liked the idea of being a little more primitive than the rest of the world. It would help explain a lot of things. Let's hope there's lots more research going on to save the legend.
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So redheads are back to being mutants. I remember an anthropology professor saying redheads were going extinct. Here's an article about what a sad thing that would be. :http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22653341-7583,00.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22653341-7583,00.html
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