I'm not believing this unless they find the booties...
Posted on 07/28/2007 6:00:30 PM PDT by blam
1m-years-old footprints found at Margalla Hills
By Sher Baz Khan
ISLAMABAD, July 27: In what appears to be a major discovery, archaeologists have found two over one million years old human footprints preserved on a sandstone at the Margalla Hills.
The Indusians Research Cell, which is working under the supervision of world renowned archaeologist and historian Dr Ahmad Hassan Dani of Taxila Institute of Asian Civilisations, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, has made the discovery, which is likely to add a new chapter to the archaeological history and heritage of the federal capital and attract visitors.
A footprint of 1 feet is in complete and well preserved form while another is broken from the finger side which is also of the same size in comparative manner. The notable marks of the feet are the clear veins and opposite folded appearance.
“A huge stone on the top of the hill is the secure home of these prints since about over one million years ago,” says A.K. Azad, an archaeologist and head of the project.
Further research may give more clues of the foot marks through anthropological and geophysical methods, he observed.
The recent discovery is the continuity of the Indusian Research Cell’s earlier research about human evolution which previously revealed a fossilised upper jaw from the site of Dhudhumber, foot and hand prints from Attock and Palaeolithic cave from Margalla hills.
Pakistan’s geomorphologic research was conducted to compare with the Alps of Europe during the period of 1930-1939 by a French mission. Since then, lots of other dimensions of the research opened the doors of scientific research in Pakistan as the country provided the glacial sequence, fossilised evidences of Pre-Cambrian to Holocene epochs, earliest evidences of the anthropoid existence, earliest cultural centre at Mehargarh (contemporary of Jericho and Jarmo) and most advanced civilisation of the world (Indus valley).
Indusians Research Cell started the second phase of the project “Post-earthquake Explorations of Human Remains in Margalla Hills” under the supervision of A.K. Azad.
According to Mr Azad the formation of the Margalla Hills goes back to the Miocene epoch. The dominant limestone of the Margalla is also mixed with the sand stone.
“So we can assume that due to availability of the water in ancient times many marks of the zoological as well botanical significance may lead to our objectives,” the young archaeologist hopes.
In 1976, Pakistan opened another chapter of human evolution, which makes case for Asian anthropoid origin from this region.
During the ‘60s and ‘70s, Pilbeam led expeditions to the Siwalik Hills badlands of northern Pakistan, searching for further Ramapithecine remains.
In March 1975 and January 1976 team members made surface recoveries of four bone fragments which fit together to form the most complete mandible recovered yet. The mandible shows that Ramapithecus did not have a parabolic, human like dental arcade, as originally thought, but rather a V-shaped, more apelike arcade. Though the shape of the arcade is not now regarded as one of the more anatomically important characters, Ramapithecus is no longer granted the high status that it once received.
Different scholars have defined the word ‘Potohar’ differently. But, anthropological research marked it, as the grand father of hominid, also known as Punjabicus found from the Potohar region.
So the government of Pakistan had given the name to this specie Potoharmans.
According to Mr Azad, the problem of human evolution is still hanging around that when and where Anthropoid got physical changes from the Apes?
After India, Kenya and China, he says important discovery was from the Potohar region from fossils of the similar species found in 1976 and 1982. The probable dating given to this specie was 20 million years.
“It has provided a missing link, which was spread of 6 million years. So Potoharmans declared as the grand father of hominid, which evolved from the different stages and reached at the Homo sapiens,” he observes.
The stories behind the similar marks are also significant in mythical associations with saints and renowned people i.e. hand prints of the Baba Guru Nanik near Hassanabdal, foot prints of Hazrat Ali in Hyderabad, foot prints of the Guru Padma Sambhava (Second reincarnation of Buddha) in Swat, Adam’s peak of Sri Lanka etc.
“If these are true than we can also claim of the mother Eve’s foot prints from Margalla Hills,” Mr Azad observed.
I would prefer you didn't. Haven't you noticed that I abandon my threads when religion enters the conversation. My interest is archaeology/anthropology, not religion. I don't crash into or hijack religious threads...why do you think it is okay to call 'the gang' over to disrupt my threads. It's very impolite.
But ID is science. I read it on the internet. ;-)
Perhaps the foot prints are from a yeti? Or rock ape?
I'm not believing this unless they find the booties...
Depends on your definitions of 'Creation' and 'Evolution".
Nobody else does either. Both are useful hypotheses in science.
One of the most significant things that has happened in my development as a Christian is a monthly series of articles called "It's About Time" which was published in the late 70's and early 80's by The Chronology History Research Institute.
Faulstich, founder of the entity, was a computer financial manager for a NYSE company who retired and devoted the rest of his life to construction of Chronological relationships described in the bible.
His date for Adam, March of 4000 BC is four years later than the earlier work done by Usher.
Study of Faulstich's work leaves you with the strong belief that the Bible sets out a complete basis for reconstruction of the timeline. It puts into clear focus, Chronologically controversial scripture such as Daniel Chapter 5. His work on the Chronology of the Kings is now taught in Jerusalem.
Although I differ strongly with his Theology, if you were going to read only one Bible Study text, this is the one you should read.
http://www.webspawner.com/users/BibleChron/
The important material is under C, D, and F.
If God stopped by today and spoke to Bill Gates - I am quite sure that the knowledge and sciences we have developed over the past 5,000 years would permit a more accurate application of God’s word to his original creation of the Universe. IMHO
Most of us here are in full agreement with you, but as you can see, you've woken up the Troglodites, and caused them to declare their own ignorance.
Your close it is 6000 by the Word of God the Bible.
Approximately 4000 BC.
I think the earth was created in 1963, approximately 3 weeks after JFK was shot. All evidence to the contrary is the Devil’s work.
Oh dear - so this is how CREVO battles begin?
Great Home Page Coyote - I found this very enlightening.
Thanks;)
Radiometric Dating
A Christian Perspective
Dr. Roger C. Wiens
Division of Geological & Planetary Sciences
California Institute of Technology
Radiometric Dating...
If you have any questions on radiocarbon dating, I do a lot of it and would be happy to share what I have learned.
Let's keep the personal stuff out of this, shall we? ;)
The Devil has deluded you into thinking they were born in the 40s, just as he's deluded the vast majority of mankind that any historical events happened prior to late Dec. of 1963. How do I know this? The Holy Spirit paid me a visit in the form of Bishop Ussher.
There is a place in Korea for you
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