As I remember (I haven't checked out the video) I was referring to the Scandinavians and their traditions of an earlier, dark-skinned people. An ancient Norse poem, the Rigsthula, describes how the god Rig created a class of black-haired, swarthy, and flat-nosed thralls. The same trope appears elsewhere in Old Norse literature (Jonassen 1951; Karras 1988).
Jonassen, C.T. (1951). Some historical and theoretical bases of racism in northwestern Europe. Social Forces 30(2): 155-161. https://doi.org/10.2307/2571627
Karras, R.M. (1988). Slavery and Society in Medieval Scandinavia. New Haven.
I have previously discussed the evidence for an earlier, African-like people in the Middle East (see the two blog posts below). Maybe I mentioned that in passing. Again, I haven't looked at my video with Edward Dutton yet:
Thanks again, I'm interested in both folk lore stories in fact. I appreciate the sources too Peter! Do you plan to do more video interviews? You're very good at them if you weren't aware.
I've had requests to do video interviews, but I've turned them down (Ed was persistent). My problem isn't simply shyness. It's fear of saying something inaccurate or incoherent.
When I write an article, I rewrite it several times because I'm never satisfied with the first try. But it's different when I talk. I don't get a chance to rewind the interview and make corrections.
I've been looking forward to your next installment Peter, and this month's feature story definitely didn't disappointment. Absolutely fascinating! I had no idea 'little red men' were so dominant in ancient Africa. I wrote a story years ago about the Khoisan people and their click language, in southern Africa, but you have given me a much deeper understanding of Africa's ancient people's. A question I have for you is I remember you did one of the only online video interviews I've seen with you earlier this year, and you mentioned how Arab people described a dark people, with dark hair, when they first arrived in the region, from their folk lore. Are these the Skhul-Qafzeh hominins you mention above, who preceded modern humans and lived in the Middle East 80,000 to 100,000 years ago?
As I remember (I haven't checked out the video) I was referring to the Scandinavians and their traditions of an earlier, dark-skinned people. An ancient Norse poem, the Rigsthula, describes how the god Rig created a class of black-haired, swarthy, and flat-nosed thralls. The same trope appears elsewhere in Old Norse literature (Jonassen 1951; Karras 1988).
Jonassen, C.T. (1951). Some historical and theoretical bases of racism in northwestern Europe. Social Forces 30(2): 155-161. https://doi.org/10.2307/2571627
Karras, R.M. (1988). Slavery and Society in Medieval Scandinavia. New Haven.
I have previously discussed the evidence for an earlier, African-like people in the Middle East (see the two blog posts below). Maybe I mentioned that in passing. Again, I haven't looked at my video with Edward Dutton yet:
http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-past-is-another-country.html
http://evoandproud.blogspot.com/2014/01/the-new-european-phenotype-expansion.html
Thanks again, I'm interested in both folk lore stories in fact. I appreciate the sources too Peter! Do you plan to do more video interviews? You're very good at them if you weren't aware.
I've had requests to do video interviews, but I've turned them down (Ed was persistent). My problem isn't simply shyness. It's fear of saying something inaccurate or incoherent.
When I write an article, I rewrite it several times because I'm never satisfied with the first try. But it's different when I talk. I don't get a chance to rewind the interview and make corrections.
Oh my goodness oh dear !!! What a fascinating concept !!!! I’m hooked
I've been looking forward to your next installment Peter, and this month's feature story definitely didn't disappointment. Absolutely fascinating! I had no idea 'little red men' were so dominant in ancient Africa. I wrote a story years ago about the Khoisan people and their click language, in southern Africa, but you have given me a much deeper understanding of Africa's ancient people's. A question I have for you is I remember you did one of the only online video interviews I've seen with you earlier this year, and you mentioned how Arab people described a dark people, with dark hair, when they first arrived in the region, from their folk lore. Are these the Skhul-Qafzeh hominins you mention above, who preceded modern humans and lived in the Middle East 80,000 to 100,000 years ago?