This one's for Min ~ Boats...

[circumspice]

This oughta raise your blood pressure Min...

"Hominins did not need boats to settle islands"

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2 ... lands.html

Seems to be pretty egregious. What would it take to convince the naysayers?

Another similar article:

"Neanderthals were ancient mariners"

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg2 ... iners.html

They just love to contradict one another, don't they?

[Minimalist]

carried on floating debris after floods.

Oh, FFS...Bednarik disposed of the vegetation mat nonsense years ago.

[circumspice]

carried on floating debris after floods.

Oh, FFS...Bednarik disposed of the vegetation mat nonsense years ago.

Like OOA & Clovis First... I guess that we'll have to wait till they croak, because they will NOT give up long cherished theories.

[Minimalist]

Worth waiting for!

[circumspice]

Worth waiting for!

I think so too. I just hope that I live long enough to see it fade away into oblivion.

By the same token, I hope the old hardliners haven't contaminated too many of the younger generation of scientists with their tunnel vision.

[spacecase0]

I am still waiting for the people from japan to wash up on the california shore from the tsunami on a vegitavive mat
still doing fine with the water reserves they have...

[Minimalist]