There are some good arguments that make me a little skeptical towards the Out of Africa theory. What is the Out of Africa theory? The general idea is that Homo sapiens came out of East Africa and moved into the Middle East. After this they continued to expand, spreading first into India and Asia and Australia, before spreading up into Europe. After moving from Asia into Russia they were then able to reach North America and eventually travelled down into South America.
Another fascinating and original story Windsor, on an otherwise taboo subject. So if I understand correctly there could be another "missing link" Asian archaic, or Erectus, ape (maybe related to the Orangutan, or maybe other ape species) we have yet to discover as direct common ancestor? Also, can you point me to other resources to understand these theories better (apart from your generous list of references) -- or is it the case the book you recommend, and references within, are only what's available in the public literature today on this theory?
"Africans are genetically the closest race to chimpanzees, by far"
I have never heard anyone saying that before and it sounds... implausible. What is your source?
Another fascinating and original story Windsor, on an otherwise taboo subject. So if I understand correctly there could be another "missing link" Asian archaic, or Erectus, ape (maybe related to the Orangutan, or maybe other ape species) we have yet to discover as direct common ancestor? Also, can you point me to other resources to understand these theories better (apart from your generous list of references) -- or is it the case the book you recommend, and references within, are only what's available in the public literature today on this theory?