Haplogroup R1a, the Metal Workers, originated 35,000 to 40,000 years ago, during what anthropologists refer to as the Upper Paleolithic or Late Stone Age. This time period is characterized by a surge of sophisticated human behavior. Abstract thought, creativity, and language are believed to have arisen at this time. Advanced modernity is evidenced by cultural hallmarks: the use of metal tools and processing of pigments, bartering and fishing, and the emergence of jewelry, games, music, and art. The introduction of elaborate burial sites is also associated with this time period. (Ancestry.com)
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Robert Barton [Wakeley] Baldwin:
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