By ten
thousand years ago, however, all the hominids had disappeared.
Scholars believe that this was the result of the gradual absorption
of all the other hominids by the more biologically advanced Homo
Sapiens. This process may explain the appearance of variations
within Homo Sapiens. At various times and places, as Homo
Sapiens absorbed other hominid strains, differences within Homo
Sapiens developed. In any case it is clear that the various types of
man came into existence very early. In Africa, this process led to
the development of three main types: the brownish-yellow Bush-
men in the south, the darker Negroes throughout most of the
continent and the Caucasoid Mediterranean types in the north.
Most of the concepts, held even by scholars about the nature and
origin of races, are being proven inaccurate. Anthropological
literature used to suggest that skin color in some groups was a
possible indication of Mongoloid influences or that the thin,
straight lips common in another group could be envisioned as a
Caucasoid feature. However, it has become increasingly obvious
that an analysis based on specific single traits such as these is
always a poor indication of either racial origin or of racial contact.
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