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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by hattmall on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @09:29AM (#33719506)
Would any of these have been the same people? Like is it conceivable the same family lineage in Paris 0-1100, or even 2k years to now or would the war, conquest, etc have changed the demographics considerably?
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by relaxing on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @10:39AM (#33720514)
Lineage in terms of common ancestor and shared DNA? Of course. It’s pretty rare for invasions to result in the wholesale slaughter and replacement of a population.
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Re:The Ancient Japanese Technique That Produces Lumber Witho... by mrkstu on Wednesday November 23, 2022 @12:59PM (#33722424)
Well, depends- it’s actually fairly common in earlier ages. In the last thousand years or so a bit less, and last 100 basically not at all.
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