Remains of the oldest known stone-tipped throwing spears, described in a new paper, are so ancient that they actually predate the earliest known fossils for our species by 85,000 years.
There are a couple possible implications, and both are mind-blowing. The first is that our species could be much older than previously thought, which would forever change the existing human family tree.
The second, and more likely at this point, is that a predecessor species to ours was extremely crafty and clever, making sophisticated tools long before Homo sapiens emerged.
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Goes to show how much the experts don't know. Guess there will be some massive federal grant divvied out to fund research that must be needed to know what we already don't know about what we know. Gee, I do believe the Bible covers it for me. I could give a rats ass about some pre Paleolithic species that lived in caves. I am more worried about the next generations of homo sapiens in America...
ReplyDeleteI am more worried about the next generations of homo sapiens in America...
DeleteDamn, if that ain't the truth. :)
Or maybe the entire dating process is a fraud.
ReplyDeleteLike global warming. :)
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