Re: Early savanna runners

Marc Verhaegen <m_verhaegen@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

A beautiful illustration of the just-so thinking typical of many PAs.
Feature X in H.erectus resembles H.sapiens more than chimps, hence He was
fully bipedal like Hs.
What Ruff has shown here is that He in this feature resembles Hs more than
chimps. Good information, thanks, but that's all (as expected).
I suggest Ruff reads some elementary textbook on statistics.
Another illustration of the short-sighted biases that still rule in 2008 PA!

I'm pretty sure that Christopher Ruff is much better versed in
statistical and other research techniques than any AAT proponent.
That's why he is able to produce original research (something AAT
proponents have yet do) and get it published through the appropriate
channels.
Anyway, his CV is much more impressive than yours.
http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/FAE/CBR.htm

Gerrit
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