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Expected Outcome
Clearer resolution of when and where ignition-linked regulatory sweeps
occurred.
populations.
Confirmation (or refutation) of synchrony around ~70kya across human
Likely Scenario
Current evidence already points to bottlenecks and expansions around
70kya.
With larger datasets, we will likely see clustering of sweeps near this
window, though not a single “mutation event.
” Instead, a network of
regulatory changes spreading globally with population dispersals — strongly
supportive of APH.
Archaeology
What to Do
1. Comparative stratigraphic studies across Africa, Arabia, and Eurasia to
test global synchrony.
Systematically align excavation layers (“strata”) from different regions to see
whether symbolic artifacts appear simultaneously.
Example: Do ochres in Africa, burials in the Levant, and ornaments in
Eurasia stabilize at the same time (~70kya)?
2. Publish meta-analyses on symbolic persistence versus local extinction
patterns.
Compile studies from dozens of sites into large-scale analyses.
Key question: Were symbols consistently maintained after ~70kya, or did
they appear and vanish repeatedly (as they did before)?
