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Expected Outcome
A definitive verdict on whether regulatory sweeps cluster around ~70kya
(supporting ignition) or scatter over 250,000 years (supporting gradualism).
A final genomic atlas of “
what made us human,
” highlighting regulatory
networks unique to Homo sapiens.
Likely Scenario
Given current hints (HAR1, FOXP2, SRGAP2C, enhancers), it is likely we
will see multiple regulatory shifts clustering near the 70k window, not a
single “smoking gun,
” but a network ignition.
Gradualism will have to evolve into multi-step or hybrid models, since
scattered sweeps alone cannot explain cultural synchrony.
Archaeology
What to Do
1. Complete global synthesis of symbolic artifact distributions with >90%
stratified sites modeled.
By Phase III, almost all major symbolic sites worldwide should be precisely
dated and modeled using Bayesian chronology.
This yields a near-complete timeline of human symbolic expression.
2. Test whether synchrony holds globally or whether multiple
independent origins are more plausible.
This is the archaeological counterpart to the genomic sweep test.
If symbols stabilize globally within a short time frame, APH is supported.
If instead, multiple regions develop stable symbols independently at
different times, APH is weakened.