African Roots, Part 2
If you trace your lineage back far enough, you will find that we are all Africans. The National Geographic Society is engaged in a project that will allow you to submit your DNA for analysis and will provide you with a map of the path of your deepest ancestors. http://www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic It won't tell you who your great-great grandfather is, but it will show you the origins of your ancestors and the path they took from 60,000 years ago. As with all our ancestors, mine started in Africa. Somehow, over the years, they moved up through the Middle East and into the mountains and plateaus near India, Pakistan, Afghanistan where they stayed for 10,000 years or so before heading west toward Europe and Spain. I have always marveled at how the early pioneers in America could face the dangers of exploring the American West. Now that seems like such a simple journey compared to the hardships of our deep ancestors. The strength of the human species is even more remarkable than I had imagined.