Submitted by vesuvisian t3_zwg75b in askscience
Frozen_Watcher t1_j1x4fy6 wrote
Reply to comment by Octavus in What is the ‘widest’ ancestral generation? by vesuvisian
This is an optimistic estimate that casually ignores physical/cultural barrier and lack of movements. This estimate only applies if people move around often and for a long distance to leave descendants around a big area all over the world like in modern world which isnt really applicable to ancient past. I seriously doubt some native american living at that time is a common ancestor of most people living in eurasia right now.
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