It depends on how far back you want to go. Caucasians and Asians started well on the path of looking like us in Turkey and the Caucus, an area often referred to as the Fertile Crescent. Our and the Asians lighter skin, cold hardiness, intelligence and ability to plan ahead, likely came from mixing with Neanderthals. As Asians moved East, they also mixed with Denisovans, besides the Neanderthals. The more Denisovan DNA an Asian has, typically the darker they are.

From there our European ancestors went out in waves, moving and getting pushed North West and gradually adapting to the lower sunlight and harsher environment. The Scythians were the main people who pushed our ancestors and who also were our ancestors, that caused them to move to North West European areas starting around 9000BC.

Keith

… so the idea of a creator making 2 people in the beginning is plausible?

.. and that beginning being in the Middle East ?

People are a great many times older as a species than the Bible claims they are. There definitely was one woman we are all descended from, who lived around 200,000 years ago. Homosapiens are actually much older than that. There was likely some sort of disaster that shrunk the population down to just that 1 woman. Scientific evidence supports the idea that there were 2 men that survived a similar event, later on, to pass their genes on. Humanity has almost died out multiple times.

Keith

…. Where did humanity come from is what I want to know

. .and is the religion of my ancestors correct… or should I believe in something out of the Middle East?

… you might have just changed my religion Kieth … I’ve always looked at religion along racial lines … as every race seems to have their own (and mine are bad-A )

… but if we all came from the Middle East then their religions are true…. Yet you don’t believe? … what am I missing?

Keith, you didn't mention cromagna man he showed up about 150,000 years ago on the west coast of Europe
You have a decent grasp of the human genome project, but you are missing a few important pieces
Why are many Chinese gods depicted with blue eyes? And Chinese are not know for having blue eyes
Just food for thought

Well if you look at the human gene, I'm related to most of y'all on here.

Never researched my lineage, buncha bootleggers and cattle rustlers likely didn't leave much of a trace I figure.

The birth places of civilization are from, Mesopotamia - Tigirs-Uphrates river valley, Ancient Egypt - Nile river, Ancient India, and China Huang Yellow river valley. From the man dispersed out. Man created or evolved? I'll stay created with civilization developing there after. Domestication of animals and agriculture leading to larger populations.

What about the pre diluvian races?

A little Jewish music for this thread...