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Ancient Weapons Dug Up In India (15-20,000 Year Old)
BBC ^
| 3-28-2008
| Amitabha Bhattasali
Posted on 03/28/2008 8:11:07 PM PDT by blam
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:11:12 PM PDT
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:11:39 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
>>”The history of civilisation in this region has suddenly gone back by around 20,000 years,” one archaeologist said.<<
Back to 20,000 years... not by 20,000 years.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:19:09 PM PDT
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
To: blam
Could have been buried in a pit I suppose...but weapons 20.000 isn't as surprising as clay pottery!
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:20:07 PM PDT
by
BenLurkin
To: blam
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:23:25 PM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: P8riot
Glad I wasn’t the only one that thought so.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:29:42 PM PDT
by
2111USMC
To: blam
Iconic finds appear to be anti-liberal in nature.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:31:12 PM PDT
by
Eddie01
(Freepers don't let Freepers get spun)
To: BenLurkin; Coyoteman
"Could have been buried in a pit I suppose...but weapons 20,000 isn't as surprising as clay pottery!" Yup. I believe a clay pot at that age is a problem.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:34:03 PM PDT
by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: blam
They’ll figure out some way to explain it. Like a tooth becomes a 18 foot long lizard with antlers.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:36:28 PM PDT
by
huldah1776
( Worthy is the Lamb)
To: 2111USMC
The emperor has no clothes
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:36:32 PM PDT
by
P8riot
(I carry a gun because I can't carry a cop.)
To: blam
Re: the pottery ... it’s probably poor writing or editing of the article
Shekels to doughnuts the pottery was dug up in the Sultanate layer ... should have been labeled as such.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:37:24 PM PDT
by
jwfiv
To: 2111USMC; P8riot
I see rocks too.
No mistaking the pottery though.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:38:50 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?)
To: blam
That pot they show in the pic is very curious. It has a strange little hole in the side. It almost looks like a bong. Don't they claim that ganja came from somewhere around india?
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:42:12 PM PDT
by
mamelukesabre
(Quantum materiae materietur marmota monax si marmota monax materiam possit materiari?)
To: mamelukesabre
All I see is rocks as well. The clay pot can’t be that old. Something is amiss in this article.
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:47:01 PM PDT
by
sonic109
To: blam
I’ve got rocks like that in my driveway. I’m going to go apply for a research grant.........
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posted on
03/28/2008 8:53:09 PM PDT
by
Trteamer
( (Eat Meat, Wear Fur, Own Guns, FReep Leftists, Drive an SUV, Drill A.N.W.R., Drill the Gulf, Vote)
To: P8riot
Looks like rocks to me. It is hard to tell from the photo, particularly as there is no scale.
They sure don't look like projectile weapons, and unless they are much bigger than they appear I don't see how they could be used on an ax.
I guess they must be very primitive tools and bigger than they appear.
Its really hard to analyze stone tools from a picture with no scale!
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posted on
03/28/2008 9:09:57 PM PDT
by
Coyoteman
(Religious belief does not constitute scientific evidence, nor does it convey scientific knowledge.)
To: mamelukesabre
Yeah, I thought it was first smoked by ancient hindu sages to kill the sex drive.
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posted on
03/28/2008 9:44:11 PM PDT
by
sinanju
To: Coyoteman
Those tools look really crude by paleolithic standards.
Acheulian, I’d say.
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posted on
03/28/2008 9:45:16 PM PDT
by
sinanju
To: blam; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; 49th; ...
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posted on
03/28/2008 9:54:31 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
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To: blam
Were they assault weapons? ;-)
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posted on
03/28/2008 10:05:46 PM PDT
by
coconutt2000
(NO MORE PEACE FOR OIL!!! DOWN WITH TYRANTS, TERRORISTS, AND TIMIDCRATS!!!! (3-T's For World Peace))
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