Posted on 06/08/2005 11:08:52 AM PDT by blam
400,000-year-old stone tools discovered in Mazandaran
TEHRAN, June 8 (MNA) -- Recent discoveries by a team of archaeologists indicate that the coast of the Caspian Sea in Mazandaran Province was home to the earliest hominid habitation in that region.
Archaeologist Ali Mahforuzi said on Wednesday that 400,000-year-old stone tools discovered in the valleys of Shuresh near the Rostam Kola, Huto, and Kamarband caves are the oldest ever found in the area.
The previous studies had dated human settlement in the region to have begun about 50,000 years ago.
“The recent studies conducted by a joint team of archaeologists from the Mazandaran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Department and archaeologists from the Mazandaran National Museum led to the discovery of several stone tools.
“The primary studies on the tools did not reveal their exact age, so the tools were sent to Professor Marcel Otte of the University of Liege in Belgium. He happened to be in Iran and he dated the tools to be 400,000 years old,” Mahforuzi explained.
Archaeologists are currently following up their studies to learn more about the people who made the tools.
If they're such good scientists and are able to verify such ages, why are these media figures always given in such round numbers? Why never 402,750 years ago? Why 57,250 years ago on other findings? It's always these multiple zeroes, which only confirm that they are the broadest of estimators to begin with.
I was under the impression that "tools" found at Calico were naturally made.
And they know it was such because the Flintstones was scientifically -- if loosely -- based upon our earliest entrepreneurs as extrapolated by the scientific community.
I was under the impression that just about all of these so-called "finds" were the result of Time and Natural Forces at work.
[crickets]
"Craftsman" label?
Two battery powered drills and a saber saw?
What do you call a boomerang that doesn't come back?
An unrepentant, hell-bound boomer about to go "boom!" when it meets eternity.
Thank you for another interesting thread.
To WoW the rubes.. you know to inspire them..
Science fiction does not HAVE to be ALL bull sperm..
Thats what inspires them.. a little fact fortified with some story telling..
Fodder for the human mind to evolve great swelling tales of prime evil exploits..
Comes from watching too much pBS I think.. or 1,000,000 years B.C. (the movie)..
Good movie to..
What happened to all those that thought Marcus Welby was a REAL DOCTOR.?.
They became "scientists"... when they grew up.. but probably flunked out of Med. school.. Jurassic Parkettes.. dancing to some fiddlers tune.. occasionally showing the hash marks on their undies when they kick too high..
Close, but actually, it is called a "stick".
Timbers and motes, my FRiend, timbers and motes...
"Craftsman" label?
That and the Bob Villa tape found close by....
Question: If I find a rock today which is n years old and make it into a tool and, 1000 years from now, someone discovers and dates the tool - how old is the tool??
Clovis was the first tool discovered in North or South America. Tools predated that in Eurasia and Africa. The 10,000 years shows when humans arrived in the western hemisphere from Eurasia and Africa.
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Some photos of prehistoric stone axes and tools:
http://www.personal.psu.edu/users/w/x/wxk116/axe/
Good question!!
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