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http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=9164512
Associated Press - October 11, 2008 7:34 PM ET
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Museum of Natural History is
displaying some of the nation>s oldest archaeological discoveries --
ancient tools found in southeastern Idaho in 2006.
An archaeological team from Idaho State University dug up the
artifacts at Castle Rocks State Park. They include stone tools and the
rocks used to shape them. Skip Lohse, the director of the Idaho Museum
of Natural History and the lead member of the ISU team, says some of
the tools are believed to be nearly 16,000 years old, which means they
predate the Clovis culture until 13,000 years ago. The Clovis culture
was thought until recent years to mark the advent of humans in North
America.
The tools are on display to provide a talking point for the Oct. 24
Idaho Archaeological Society meeting to be hosted at Idaho State
University.
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Daryl Krupa
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| Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2008 12:55 am Post subject: Re: "... the tools are believed to be nearly 16,000 years ol |
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On Oct 15, 1:19 pm, Eric Stevens <eric.stev...@sum.co.nz> wrote:
[quote]http://www.fox12news.com/Global/story.asp?S=9164512
Associated Press - October 11, 2008 7:34 PM ET
POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) - The Idaho Museum of Natural History is
displaying some of the nation>s oldest archaeological discoveries --
ancient tools found in southeastern Idaho in 2006.
An archaeological team from Idaho State University dug up the
artifacts at Castle Rocks State Park. They include stone tools and the
rocks used to shape them. Skip Lohse, the director of the Idaho Museum
of Natural History and the lead member of the ISU team, says some of
the tools are believed to be nearly 16,000 years old, which means they
predate the Clovis culture until 13,000 years ago. The Clovis culture
was thought until recent years to mark the advent of humans in North
America.
The tools are on display to provide a talking point for the Oct. 24
Idaho Archaeological Society meeting to be hosted at Idaho State
University.
Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This
material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Eric Stevens
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I say that there is no proof that they are artifacts.
The ones in the right foreground in the picture at this site are
particularly unimpressive:
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/30869729.html
And who would bother to make flake tools from granite?
And what>s this about quartzite being hard to flake?
It>s the most-commonly-found weapons-grade material,
here in Alberta.
And the Museum is not yet accredited.
And its website provides no information whatsoever on
their Research projects.
But you could have found about it on TV:
http://www.ktvb.com/perl/common/video/wmPlayer.pl?title=www.ktvb.com/roadtrip/wednesday.asf
I say that we need some real indication that these aren>t
just more geofacts (i.e., ordinary rocks).
I am reminded of the scene in "Jabberwocky" in which
ordinary stones are claimed to be precious diamonds.
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