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=== Nonevolutionary explanations === | === Nonevolutionary explanations === | ||
A number of nonevolutionary | A number of nonevolutionary explanations have been put forth to account for the variations seen in some of the ancient humans. These include [[genetic drift]] in the small populations following the [[Tower of Babel]] language division, adaptations to diet and/or climate, and changes in the rate of skeletal maturation. Some may even be mere consequences of harsh living conditions in the immediate post-Flood period, which differed greatly from those of today.<ref name=woodmorappe/> | ||
Beasley proposed that the [[human longevity|longer life spans]] which persisted following the [[global flood]] are likely responsible. This longevity resulted in a prolonged duration of skeletal maturation of the early post-Flood humans, and facilitated the growth of thick cranial-vaults. With the much [[human longevity|reduced life spans of humans]] generations after the flood, thick cranial-vaults became much less common.<ref>Beasley, G.J., Archaic fossil human remains—an update, ''Journal of Creation'' 9(2):169–215, 1995.</ref> | Beasley proposed that the [[human longevity|longer life spans]] which persisted following the [[global flood]] are likely responsible. This longevity resulted in a prolonged duration of skeletal maturation of the early post-Flood humans, and facilitated the growth of thick cranial-vaults. With the much [[human longevity|reduced life spans of humans]] generations after the flood, thick cranial-vaults became much less common.<ref>Beasley, G.J., Archaic fossil human remains—an update, ''Journal of Creation'' 9(2):169–215, 1995.</ref> | ||
