Comments on: Archaeological Find Reshaping Human History

By: smartguy

smartguy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:02:36 +0000

Aliens did it!

By: smartguy

smartguy — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 04:02:02 +0000

Aliens did it!!!

By: Vlad the Impala

Vlad the Impala — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 18:50:06 +0000

“built after the end of the last Ice Age” Er, we are still in an Ice Age – probably the fourth.

An Ice Age is defined as a time when the Earth has ice at its poles. True, we are in an interglacial period but we’re still in an Ice Age.

By: Helen C

Helen C — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:03:48 +0000

i also wonder why they’re using the Great Pyramid as an example of impressive stonework – there were plenty of impressive stone monuments in Egypt before then. Perhaps they’re trying to show more of a time gap as Scott has suggested

By: crae

crae — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 09:35:02 +0000

>If it is the first known temple so far I’d love to know what they did and who for.

I was thinking along the lines of brothel when I read the article. What else would a hunter have on his mind after out-smarting wild animals all day?

By: pete

pete — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:38:53 +0000

, there is not only the facts you have mentioned about predates but from the picture i have analyzed many things which i believe you may find also interesting, i base what i say on my experience, from the picture you can see the structure and work on the centre piece etc, for them to be able to even build just the wall they would need the knowledge of it in the sense of structure brick laying patterns and positioning , then to the centre piece to cave that piece into what seems to be a v solid stone rather than soft stone, and the precision of the cuts and depth etc this would require good tool they would need steel !!, that’s the amazing part, for them to have the knowledge and skills to extract, process iron into steel and forge. a social struc. must have been in place for a previous CCC

By: Helen C

Helen C — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:09:23 +0000

I wonder what he used to date the site – whether there was organic traces for radiocarbon dating or ceramics and such for thermoluminescence or something. Dating is always precarious in archaeology. The people I’m writing my dissertation on (the first Egyptians in Upper Egypt to start farming) have had their date of existence change by 1000 years because of wrong dating.

WIthin the Near Eastern/North East African region, the Sumerians were the first to start to use farming – or at least that’s the general consensus at the moment, but permanent architecture and stone building work did not necessarily go along with this.

This is interesting news, but I’m sure I’ve seen these remains before a while ago…

By: Ms G

Ms G — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 19:53:30 +0000

I wonder .. if they could do so much with stone already .. and knowing that safety must have been the highest priority .. why didn’t they build stone houses for theirselves. I think there’s a flaw in many theories. Personal safety goes before religion, religion drives did not excist the way scientists wish to see them. I’m sure about that. Personal safety .. fear .. rules that one out faster than anything. Survival mechanism in a body.
The more primitive (and that was not the case with these humans) the stronger, and as less primitive species will still contain the same drive down under .. and know from their mind that they can built something to protect them. Apart from caves and down under. Nomades I get, but those would not built temples either.

By: spiderabc1

spiderabc1 — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:57:36 +0000

It’s only a theory! If it is the first known temple so far I’d love to know what they did and who for.

By: Jess xxx

Jess xxx — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 16:25:06 +0000

There is that saying, isn’t there, that if the whole history of the earth was put in a book, mankind would appear about halfway down the last page.

Looks like we’ve just moved up a line!