To the Sea
Posted on November 24, 2008
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This is a really beautiful photo of a really special place.
It reminds me of the views from the area where archeologists and anthropologists have found the first cave with ancient Human’s presence.
Along this beautiful coast of South Africa, Humanity began it’s Journey millions of years ago.
By staying close to this friendly coast, the first hominids and first Humans became the Aquatic Ape, foraging for seafood (which stayed in place and couldn’t run away!). That protein source and coconuts were the mainstay of the diet, which helped grow bigger brains.
Musculature changed by use of the upright posture, and by travelling the coast, all the way to Malaysia, they hopped some floating logs and the currents took them to Indonesia, and then Australia (where genetically, we now find the second-oldest group of Humans as the Australian Aborigines.
The small band of “pygmies” on isolated Flores Island, I believe, in Indonesia is a recently found group who lived almost to modern times.
The oldest present-day Humans are the K’ung! (the South African “Bushmen” // “Pygmies”). They are from the group which never moved Out-Of-Africa. Their genetics is the progenitor for all Humans, and we all carry their genes.
It’s very fascinating what the genetic tests are telling, in this modern-age, just as the last intermingling will begin to “erase” these markers which have held up so well.
The split to found the “3 races” (which are only adaptations to climate) happened in the plains of central Asia, where an off-shoot group headed north from the Indian coast (rather than heading to Malaysia) and then split again, near Tajikistan – some staying (to found the “Asians”), some moving west to become the “Europeans”.
I was reminded of the whole Documentary, when I saw this coastal picture of South Africa, and I hope you will enjoy understanding how this place has been “home” for all of us.
Amazing and Inspirational.