Bible scholars and scientists agree that the earth is millions of years old, at least the Bible scholars that I've studied with. The finding of the village is believeable, but finding a human skelton is not.....
I believe in God and creation.....
In His Service
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Everyone seems to forget the bible wasn't written in English. The word "day" in the Genesis verses is Strong's #3117 in Hebrew meaning:
03117 yowm {yome}
from an unused root meaning to be hot; TWOT - 852; n m
AV - day 2008, time 64, chronicles + 01697 37, daily 44, ever 18,
year 14, continually 10, when 10, as 10, while 8, full 8 always 4, whole 4, alway 4, misc 44; 2287
1) day, time, year
1a) day (as opposed to night)
1b) day (24 hour period)
1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1
1b2) as a division of time
1b2a) a working day, a day's journey
1c) days, lifetime (pl.)
1d) time, period (general)
1e) year
1f) temporal references
1f1) today
1f2) yesterday
1f3) tomorrow
As you can see, #3117 designates a time period, not exclusively a 24 hour period. The earth is billions of years old. Genesis explains creation. There's a lot of information in the first part of Genesis that doesn't immediately pop out, but will if you give your mind the key.