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Tools 'May Be 250,000 Years Old (UK)
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| 3-7-2006
Posted on 03/07/2006 10:56:25 AM PST by blam
Tools 'may be 250,000 years old'
Archaeologists found the flint tools in Pan last summer
Stone tools found at one of the South's most important early prehistoric sites could date back 250,000 years, archaeologists claim. The historic finds were uncovered at a former gravel quarry on the Isle of Wight during digs last summer.
Flint axes found near Great Pan Farm, Newport, are thought to be of the sort used by Neanderthal man. Elephant teeth from the same period were also found.
Specialists are now to carry out further investigations of the site.
The Great Pan Farm site now looks set to unlock our knowledge of Neanderthal society",
Council spokeswoman
A spokeswoman for Isle of Wight Council said the tools found at the site opened up "the possibility that this site may well date to 250,000 years ago".
"These fascinating results have led leading specialists from the Boxgrove Project team to commit to future studies of the site.
"The Great Pan Farm site, one of only a handful of such early sites in Britain, now looks set to unlock our knowledge of Neanderthal society and technology," she added.
The digs were launched at the site as it has been earmarked for future housing development.
The last time the area was examined was in the 1920s when other tools were found that also dated back to the Stone Age.
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 250000; crevolist; godsgravesglyphs; may; old; tools; years
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:56:29 AM PST
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:57:00 AM PST
by
blam
To: blam
Stone tools found at one of the South's most important early prehistoric sites could date back 250,000 years, archaeologists claim
But I thought the earth was only 6,000 years old and Adam and Eve road dinosaurs, lived in Bedrock, etc. How is this possible?
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:58:12 AM PST
by
peyton randolph
(As long is it does me no harm, I don't care if one worships Elmer Fudd.)
To: blam
Craftsman brand has a lifetime replacement policy.
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:58:38 AM PST
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: peyton randolph
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:58:58 AM PST
by
peyton randolph
(As long is it does me no harm, I don't care if one worships Elmer Fudd.)
To: peyton randolph
road dinosaurs ya lost me there.
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posted on
03/07/2006 10:59:56 AM PST
by
kinsman redeemer
(The real enemy seeks to devour what is good.)
To: blam
"That's mine"
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:00:12 AM PST
by
digger48
To: blam
Isle of Wight Council Funny how a mind works.
See the name "Wight" and immediately an old joke comes to mind of Mr. Wight divorcing Mrs. Wight after she delivers a Chinese infant.
Two Wights don't make a Wong.
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:01:14 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys - Can't drive, can't fly, can't ski, can't skipper a boat - But they know what's best.)
To: blam
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:02:47 AM PST
by
al baby
(Father of the Beeber)
To: kinsman redeemer
"road dinosaurs
ya lost me there."
Road dinosaurs are different from off-road dinosaurs, you see. Road dinosaurs are low to the ground and smooth, for less wind resistance. Off-road dinosaurs are bigger, sturdier, and have longer legs, so you won't high center them on some rock.
I hope that helps.
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:03:08 AM PST
by
MineralMan
(godless atheist)
To: digger48
LOL- it looks like she(?) was used as a tool 250,000 years ago, to speed dig a new cave out of a rockcliff.
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:04:29 AM PST
by
Berlin_Freeper
(ETERNAL SHAME on the Treasonous and Immoral Democrats!)
To: blam
There must have been a whole lot of them there cavemen living on my property at one time, I's got a WHOLE HILL of them there tools pokin' through and hittin' my mower blades...
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:05:02 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
To: peyton randolph
There's a man in the funny papers we all know
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
He lived way back a long time ago
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
Well he don't eat nothin' but bearcat stew
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
Oh well this cat's name is a-Alley Oop
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
He's the toughest man there is alive
Alley Oop
Wears clothes from a wildcat's hide
Alley Oop
He's the king of the jungle jive
Look at that caveman go!
He's got a chauffeur that's a genuine dinosaur
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
And he can knuckle your head before you count to four
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
He's got a big ugly club and a headful of hair
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
He's oohhhh eatin' grizzly bear
Alley Oop Oop, Oop Oop Oop
Forgot the words!
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:05:02 AM PST
by
HuntsvilleTxVeteran
(“Don't approach a Bull from the front, a Horse from the rear, or a Fool from any side.”)
To: peyton randolph
lol, I have to bring this up to my "young earth" friends also
To: blam
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:05:08 AM PST
by
PETEPARSLEY
("He Who Farts In Church.....Must Sit In His Own PEW")
To: N. Theknow
Funny how a mind works. See the name "Wight" and immediately an old joke comes to mind of Mr. Wight divorcing Mrs. Wight after she delivers a Chinese infant. Two Wights don't make a Wong.How long is a submarine? True or False?
False.
How Long is a Chinaman.
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:05:18 AM PST
by
Tokra
(I think I'll retire to Bedlam.)
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
Oh you $^&#^%$&%*$&#^$, I am now going to have that in my head for the rest of the day...
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:06:21 AM PST
by
Abathar
(Proudly catching hell for posting without reading since 2004)
To: blam
We are missing some from our tool crib at work but they sound to be too new.
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:06:39 AM PST
by
Phlap
(REDNECK@LIBARTS.EDU)
To: blam
To: HuntsvilleTxVeteran
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posted on
03/07/2006 11:10:03 AM PST
by
ASA Vet
(Would you throw a bucket of water on Hillary if her broom were on fire?)
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