OK, I suspected that Ichneumon meant something other than what the most obvious reading of his statement was. I can see that the theories are independent of each other.
I am glad we have some agreement. That is sometimes rare between opposing sides on these threads.
I try to post the most accurate statements I can, with as little invective as possible.
But, sometimes my patience is tried; and you know what they say about the patience of an archaeologist!
What you probably didn't know:
Archaeologists date any old thing!