Archaeologists Uncovers 11,000-Year-Old Artefacts In Syria

Middle-East-Online ^ | 10-23-2007 | Talal el-Atrache

[Hoosier-Daddy]

Is 11,000 years ago Antediluvian?

[#1CTYankee]

"Neolithic is the New Stone Age, so these artifacts are from the Stone Age. I don't remember seeing the term Epipaleolithic before (instead of Mesolithic...maybe there is a slight difference)."

Boy, you really know how to ruin a joke.

[Grut]

"A small stone anthropomorphic Neolithic figurine"

Or possibly a very early, very stale gingerbread man.

[RetSignman]

[”The wall paintings date back to the 9th millennium BC]

When asked how they dated the discovery to 9th millennium BC, an expert declared the date was written on the wall.

[SunkenCiv]

“the start of the Neolithic era, in a period known as the Epipalaeolithic.”

Okay, I’ve gotta look that up.

[SunkenCiv]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epipaleolithic

[snip] Mesolithic or Epipaleolithic
Kebaran culture
Natufian culture
. . .
The Epipaleolithic or Mesolithic was a period in the development of human technology that precedes the Neolithic period of the Stone Age. It is preferred as an alternative to Mesolithic in areas with limited glacial impact. The period began at the end of the Pleistocene epoch around 10,000 years ago and ended with the introduction of farming around 8,000 years ago.

The Epipalaeolithic is distinguished at least in the Middle East, Anatolia and on Cyprus, that is, in areas where the Neolithic Revolution (neolithisation) occurs early and the post-glacial climatic change is not very marked.

Epipalaeolithic hunter-gatherers made relatively advanced tools made from small flint or obsidian blades, known as microliths that were hafted in wooden implements. They were generally nomadic, although the Natufian culture of the Levant established permanent settlements. [end]

[SunkenCiv]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=tellhamoukar

[SunkenCiv]

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[CholeraJoe]

11,000 years? Impossible! The Universe was created 6010 years ago yesterday. I saw it on the internet, so it must be true, right?

[SunkenCiv]

That's not funny. From now on, anyone using that gets a double header:

[CholeraJoe]

My corneas just melted.

[purpleraine]

And “Made in China” on the bottom.

[SunkenCiv]

Next time I’ll use the 3-D glasses version. Really jumps right out.