Saying that the shells were not heavily worn means they were live collected by a diver is a huge leap, and likely incorrect. I have found many, many beached shells in perfect condition, with the periostracum still intact, that would be difficult to distinguish from a live collected specimen. After storms I’ve found many with parts of the mollusk still present, and in some cases, still living.
“Saying that the shells were not heavily worn means they were live collected by a diver is a huge leap, and likely incorrect. I have found many, many beached shells in perfect condition, with the periostracum still intact, that would be difficult to distinguish from a live collected specimen. After storms I’ve found many with parts of the mollusk still present, and in some cases, still living.”
You are precisely correct. I have no doubt they went diving for mollusks as a food source in shallow waters. If the shell was useful as a tool it would be most logical to use it so. They would have with out doubt used shells found on the beach for the same purposes.
Anthropologists have a tendency to develop theories with little basis in logic. However, it does make interesting reading. Sometimes they are right. More often in fact they are not.
However, this does not mean their science is bad science. It is just theory until proved right or wrong. So long as they present it as theory I have no problem with this. If they present it is fact as do those of man made global warming they are just scientific frauds.
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If geologic history is correct and we are really at the end of an ice age the caps will melt and New York and London and other great cities near the coast will very slowly go beneath the oceans. We will slowly retreat from the sea over several thousands of years. Those great cities will have already fallen from just age. It will not be a catastrophic event.
However, in the geologic past we have had warming periods in a glacial period much similar to what is happening now. This was a brief warming period without full melting of the glacial caps and soon returned to full glaciation.
In reality we do not know where we are in relationship to full melting of the icecaps or return to full ice age. Man does not have one damn thing to do with it.
I have, too.
Saying that the shells were not heavily worn means they were live collected by a diver is a huge leap, and likely incorrect. I have found many, many beached shells in perfect condition, with the periostracum still intact, that would be difficult to distinguish from a live collected specimen. After storms I’ve found many with parts of the mollusk still present, and in some cases, still living.
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