tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post1979445351663166557..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Hot LinksSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-65197583279961018212012-04-01T09:34:20.564-07:002012-04-01T09:34:20.564-07:00I don't think this study examined indicus catt...I don't think this study examined indicus cattle (zebus). <br /><br />There is a pretty wide mtDNA variance between indicus and taurine cattle.<br /><br />http://www.pnas.org/content/91/7/2757.full.pdf<br /><br />Indicus cattle domestication is a lot less clear. The aurochs that was their ancestor went extinct not long after the domestication event.<br /><br />I'd like to see what y-chromosome analysis exists on aurochs, because I know I read somewhere that certain cattle in Italy were found to have European aurochs y-chromosomes.Retrievermanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15780519136583108632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-4172224542378040772012-03-31T09:10:56.965-07:002012-03-31T09:10:56.965-07:00Regarding the domestication of cattle, and those f...Regarding the domestication of cattle, and those folks that think that wolves were too difficult/dangerous for prehistoric man to tame--who was the nut that decided he'd/she'd start keeping wild Aurochs about the place?!!.....And as for EARLY Spanish settlements--remember our little discussion awhile back about melungeon origins and early(1500's) settlements in the Southern Appalachians(which they have solid evidence for now--archaeological even if the DNA evidence is too mish-mashed to be definitive)--those settlements were supposed to link up with others out West they were trying to establish at the time--so it is quite feasible therewere some attempts that early(even if they ultimetely failed). An early settlement chapter in our county's history often overlooked. Google stuff about "Juan Pardo expeditions" for more info on that.....A. Lane Batothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14932323269911380387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-9027796240431183962012-03-30T19:21:19.737-07:002012-03-30T19:21:19.737-07:00As to the last item, how come no one mentions the ...As to the last item, how come no one mentions the Dominguez-Escalante expedition of 1776, which did pass through the Grand Junction area.<br /><br />Seems like you have to rule out what is know before you start speculating about what is not known.<br /><br />And of course Ms. TV news person is chronologically challenged.Chas S. Cliftonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00923547685265741325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-22243506880807799292012-03-30T15:30:15.844-07:002012-03-30T15:30:15.844-07:00FTA: ...metal detecting in the National Battlefiel...FTA: <i>...metal detecting in the National Battlefield with his dog was his only outlet.</i><br /><br />Several years ago I visited a Gettysburg gift shop and noticed they had Civil War ammunition for sale. I had already visited the battlegrounds and had seen the signs warning against scavenging. So I asked how they came by the ammo. They explained that when you take your dog for a walk at night you also take a flashlight and a metal detector, because when the dog throws his metal collar, you'll need the metal detector to find it {wink wink nudge nudge}.Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11772310179223546476noreply@blogger.com