{"id":19110,"date":"2023-08-25T02:32:37","date_gmt":"2023-08-25T02:32:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/?p=19110"},"modified":"2023-08-25T02:35:44","modified_gmt":"2023-08-25T02:35:44","slug":"false-claims-that-ancient-europeans-were-black","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rhesusnegative.net\/staynegative\/false-claims-that-ancient-europeans-were-black\/","title":{"rendered":"False claims that ancient Europeans were black:"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"False claims that ancient Europeans were black:\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>\n<p>Another great example of why I shun &#8220;scientific articles&#8221; from mainstream as well as a few scientifically claimed sources is that I minimize my educational excursions to what is fact-finding rather than storytelling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Graham__Hancock\/status\/1694108925564469712\">Graham Hancock on X: &#8220;QUOTE \u201cPeople that lived in Europe between 40,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago were as dark as people in Africa&#8230; We have always imagined that [Europeans] became light-skinned much faster.&#8221; END QUOTE https:\/\/t.co\/tVhEyg74x5&#8243; \/ X (twitter.com)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">QUOTE \u201cPeople that lived in Europe between 40,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago were as dark as people in Africa&#8230; We have always imagined that [Europeans] became light-skinned much faster.&quot; END QUOTE<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tVhEyg74x5\">https:\/\/t.co\/tVhEyg74x5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Graham Hancock (@Graham__Hancock) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Graham__Hancock\/status\/1694108925564469712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above claim is 100% false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s look at the quote Graham Hancock is using:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>People that lived in Europe between 40,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago were as dark as people in Africa&#8230; We have always imagined that [Europeans] became light-skinned much faster.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is what pops up at the top spot:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-science-news wp-block-embed-science-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"B0wtLDPryf\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/new-otzi-iceman-dna-ancestry-genome\">A new look at \u00d6tzi the Iceman&#8217;s DNA reveals new ancestry and other surprises<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" title=\"&#8220;A new look at \u00d6tzi the Iceman&#8217;s DNA reveals new ancestry and other surprises&#8221; &#8212; Science News\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sciencenews.org\/article\/new-otzi-iceman-dna-ancestry-genome\/embed#?secret=4npbsaHPn8#?secret=B0wtLDPryf\" data-secret=\"B0wtLDPryf\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As I have previously stated, I can no longer force myself to read articles from most science publications other than for the purpose of finding the actual study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The actual study is here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cms\/10.1016\/j.xgen.2023.100377\/attachment\/10edf088-8aae-401a-aaa6-ce990c25a646\/mmc1\">https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cms\/10.1016\/j.xgen.2023.100377\/attachment\/10edf088-8aae-401a-aaa6-ce990c25a646\/mmc1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look straight towards page 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>The paper actually says this about the Iceman: His phonotype shows &#8220;light skin pigmentation&#8221; (Table S10), with a score of 0.591 (Table S11), slightly higher than present-day Europeans (0.589), with the closest genetic affinities to Sardinians: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ARZ6mO5UVK\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.cell.com\/cms\/10.1016\/j.xgen.2023.100377\/attachment\/10edf088-8aae-401a-aaa6-ce990c25a646\/mmc1<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png?w=640&#038;ssl=1\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"False claims that ancient Europeans were black:\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Pinterest\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_twitter_via = \"datebytype\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_twitter_via=\"datebytype\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"False claims that ancient Europeans were black:\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>Another great example of why I shun &#8220;scientific articles&#8221; from mainstream as well as a few scientifically claimed sources is that I minimize my educational excursions to what is fact-finding rather than storytelling. Graham Hancock on X: &#8220;QUOTE \u201cPeople that lived in Europe between 40,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago were as dark as people in Africa&#8230; We have always imagined that  became light-skinned much faster.&#8221; END QUOTE https:\/\/t.co\/tVhEyg74x5&#8243; \/ X (twitter.com) The above claim is 100% false. Let&#8217;s look at the quote Graham Hancock is using: People that lived in Europe between 40,000 years ago and 8,000 years ago were as dark as people in Africa&#8230; We have always imagined that  became light-skinned much faster. 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