[garinda]

Originally Posted by Gayle

Hasn't it been proven (god knows how) that we all descend from one woman in africa? Of course, no one knows where she came from though!

I also read somewhere (slightly contradictory to the first sentence) that there are three main lines in the world - the african line can be traced back millions of years and the chinese/eastern line can be traced back equaly as far but the white race can not be traced back quite as far - which is where all the alien theorists come in!!!!!

Due to migration and interbreeding we're all a mixmatch of the three race lines!

Yes scientists say that the whole of mankind's DNA can be traced to one woman in Africa. They named her Elizabeth, which doesn't sound very African, and although Biblical, anything like the name Eve.