Oh, what a pity! They would have been safer to have stayed hidden.

Seems like it would be a good time to re-read Peter Matthessien's At Play in the Fields of the Lord.

Thanks for the reference, Ouyang. Looking forward to the read.

This is really exciting. I am wondering how shallow the gene pool is for this tribe.

A lot of times genetic researchers are able to figure out a lot about specific genes by examining these isolated tribes due to generations of inbreeding.

Hmmmmmm, no contact with Western civilization!

Do you realize the significance of this?

They just may be the only sane society on the planet

Oops: should read, " This may be"

Imagine how petty our squabbles seem to them.

Precisely.