Paleolithic Studies Could Have A Remarkable Impact On Socio-Economic Issues Today.

Early "Pre-History" discussions are always interesting because the paleolithic era is one that always demands a lot of further research and also has the nature of being tricky to study. I have read many different arguments referring to the paleolithic era and the beginnings of humankind or "Homo Sapiens." The most interesting thing about it all is that our beginnings still have a amazing effect on our culture today. For instance, in society today there is a lot of discussion about racial studies. The fascinating thing about human history is that human history suggests that there are no "Races" or racial divisions in Homo Sapiens. To many scientists there is only one race, the human race. I think the thing I enjoy most about this book so far is the fact the entire first chapter backs up the theory that there is no human race. Strayer seems to pinpoint human history to start approximately 150-250000 years ago. He also has a lot of evidence that we all started in Africa. Those two points are huge boots in helping prove that humans are all genetically the same. I had watched a old NBC Dateline special with Eric Lander, a professor at MIT, and he stated that there is only one tenth of one percent difference between any two human beings and that the genes that control how we look may be limited to only 3-4 different genes. The remarkable thing about all of this is if we are able to prove that humans are all the same, it may have a enormously positive social impact on society today. The beauty of all of this is that it all ties back in to the study of the Paleolithic era and human beginnings.