Human Ancestor Fossils in the "Cradle of Humankind" May Be More Than a Million Years Older Than Thought [South Africa]

SciTechDaily.com ^ | 29 June 2022 | Purdue University

[zeestephen]

A dating method developed by a Purdue University geologist just pushed the age of some of these fossils found at the site of Sterkfontein Caves back more than a million years. This would make them even older than Dinkinesh, also called Lucy, the world's most famous Australopithecus fossil.

[EEGator]

Impossible, the Earth is 6,000 years old…
I’m not putting the tag…

[zeestephen]

Ping to SunkenCiv...

Human Ancestor Fossils in the “Cradle of Humankind” May Be More Than a Million Years Older Than Thought [South Africa].

Older than Lucy.

[rdl6989]

Dinkenesh?

[Puppage]

Insert Helen Thomas pic.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks zeestephen.

[Red Badger]

Oh, great, now we have another MILLION YEARS OF HISTORY TO LEARN!...............

[SunkenCiv]

• Ancient ape ruled out of man's ancestral line [ Sterkfontein "Little Foot" ] [12/08/2006]

[plain talk]

Lucy skeleton reconstruction at Cleveland Museum of Natural History. 3'7" high. They say it walked upright based on the pelvis. Arms are longer than humans but shorter than Chimps.

Cranial capacity The cranial capacity about 375-500 cc while humans is over 1400cc.

Looks like another flavor of Chimp to me.

[zeestephen]

Re: Dinkenesh?

It means "you are marvelous" in Amharic, one of five official languages in Ethiopia.

[wbarmy]

I know this will just go through the ether and not hit anything, but I feel the need to try.

The studies done by many radiometric methods are to date the sample, remove any discongruent material, then test again until a satisfactory datum is determined. The fossil trail concerning the feud on KNM-ER 1470 was probably the most reproted.

Both Leakey and Johanson kept adjusting the samples until they got the date ranges they wanted, discarding and not reporting those dates which did not fit their preconceived idea about the actual dates. Having the oldest dates were awarded with book deals, grants, and notoriety. Nobody remembers the oldest pig tooth found but everyone buys books about the oldest hominid fossil.

https://tasc-creationscience.org/other/plaisted/www.cs.unc.edu/_plaisted/ce/dating.html

[SunkenCiv]

From her struggling early days to her successful heyday, you'll see the Lucy you love and meet the Lucy you never knew -- the incredible woman behind the public persona.

The song "My Funny Valentine" that plays over the final montage was performed by Liz Queler and produced and arranged by Thomas Wagner.

"Finding Lucy" (Lucille Ball Documentary, 2000) | M.B. Archives

[campaignPete R-CT]

Lucy is still in the sky with diamonds

[Repealthe17thAmendment]

If we are all Out of Africa, shouldn’t we all get reparations?

[G Larry]

I am a Creationist, but NOT a "new earth" creationist.

I'm pretty clear that "Lucy" is a fraud for a number of reasons.

So, I don't expect much truth regarding this "million" year old claim either.

[Democrat = party of treason]

It is SO unfortunate that so called “science” chooses to ignore some of the possible explanations that cannot be biblically discounted. In this case, science is possibly failing to recognize the difference between man the animal that lived in the previous creation from man made in the image of God as we know him in this present creation...

[Bobalu]

[Georgia Girl 2]

Show me the monkey men.

[BiteYourSelf]

Ohhhhh Lucy.😁

[Tudorfly]

Amen.