zoser, on 30 December 2012 - 12:09 PM, said:
There have been lots of cases of isolated cultures where they haven't had access to a wider gene pool yet no hint of elongation.
Malta is perhaps the only exception I can think of. The other area I mentioned was Egypt but these were dated apparently before dynastic times.
Looking at world cultures, isolated or otherwise, and where these skulls have turned up the argument about genetic aberration isn't very sound.
What's more intriguing to me is the correlation between these skulls and unexplainable relics. That is what really needs to be explored in my view.
You do not know what you are saying.
It doesn't HAVE to be that particular genetic flaw. I can show you an African tribe known as the Ostrich People. Why are they called that way? Because they all share a mutated gene that results in feet like those of an ostrich (two toes). Do they show up all over the world? Not that I know of.
But this particular genetic flaw is maybe more prone to show up by inbreeding than other genetic flaws. It could also be the result of something lacking in their diet, like a shortage of folate which gives rise to spina bifida and also hydrocephalus (and other things).