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Fossil Man: Ancestor or Descendant of Adam?

Shaw, R. Daniel (1970) Fossil Man: Ancestor or Descendant of Adam? Creation Research Society Quarterly, 6 (4): 4.

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Abstract

The fossil remains of what have been viewed by evolutionists as "Adam’s ancestors" have long captivated the interest of anthropologists, paleontologists, and others interested in man and his relationship to the rest of the animal world. The present study analyzes the distribution of the hominid fossils throughout the Old World. That distribution points out that the most "primitive" types appear on the periphery, while the most morphologically advanced forms appear closer to the center of the Old World, the Mesopotamian Valley. In coordinating the fossil record with Scripture, one is faced with the major question of the relationship of the fossils to Adam. The author uses a creation-dispersion model, showing the theoretical possibility of the fossils being the descendants of Adam. Peoples migrating out from a population center in small groups would have become geographically and genetically isolated allowing for considerable variation and genetic degradation. Later migrants would push earlier migrants further to the periphery. The further the population from the point of origin, the greater the morphological change. For well over a century, evolutionary theories and uniformitarian principles have taken precedence over creation and catastrophism. Recently there has been a growing trend to further research and a gradual swing back to creation and catastrophism. The present paper takes an historical approach to the fossil record showing that people migrating from a common origin, encountering pre-flood conditions and finally subjected to the Biblical flood could bring about the fossil record we observe today. Therefore, fossil men could well be "Adam’s descendants."

Item Type: Article
Subjects: G Geography and Anthropology > GN Anthropology > GN281 Human Evolution. Hominid Fossils
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2025 21:39
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2025 21:39
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/126

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