I was under the impression that Paleolithic man had a few racial diversions, as you suggested in another thread. however that modern man, say from the Neolithic period forward, from 14-12K BCE was stable with the same thought patterns and genealogy as we have today.
for instance American Indians were a Neolithic civilization until the 1860's I believe. this is a date I saw on a timeline about Indians... BTW the study of Amerind cultures is heavily politicalized and uses separate terms than other studies of man in other areas.
these men and women were no different than us other than tools available. they had the same level mental and emotional sophistication as any modern man.
the Africa gorilla was not discovered by western man until the 1860's, look to the level of intellect and slogan for thoughts around here and you can gauge the reaction for yourself... this had great perceptional influence on the Neolithic tribal members already in the states.
