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2013 - Ancient Pathways, Ancient Peoples
Don Beaumont & his Vagabond adventurers, Sandi Phillips & Rocky Romero, research the geology and geologic treasures that helped Ancient Peoples move from Africa to the rest of the world.
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Course Handout - Outline
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Geologic Sessions 1
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Vagabond Session 1 - Introduction to hominid timeline and family tree; Laetoli & Olduvai archeological sites in Tanzania (40MB)
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Geologic Session 2
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Vagabond Session 2 - South Africa's rich fossil record, Australopithecus africanus, "Ms Ples" & "Little Foot", & their migration around Africa but not OUT of Africa.
(6.4MB)
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Geologic Session 3
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Vagabond Session 3 - How did geology facilitate evolution; tracing the steps from Africa to Europe and into France; a "near miss" on Homo Sapiens. (10.8MB)
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Geologic Session 4
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Vagabond Session 4 - Understanding DNA and mutation history stored in our DNA; Darwin's Theory of "Natural Selection"; Migration of DNA around the World-Haplotypes; Neolithic Banpo People of Xi'an, China (10.1MB)
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Geologic Session 5
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Vagabond Session 5 - Migration from Siberia to Alaska via the Beringia Land Bridge and down to "On-Your-Knees" Cave (13.9MB)
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Geologic Session 6
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Don's Doctor of Geology Certificate
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Vagabond Session 6 - Question on Lascaux paint pigments answered; One additional Migration Hypothesis, "The Solutrean Hypothesis", explained; Buttermilk Complex & Gault Site, Florence, Texas
(14MB)
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