Prehistoric Settlement Found In Qatar (700,000 YO)

The Peninsular ^ | 6-23-2008

[blam]

Prehistoric settlement found in Qatar

6/23/2008 2:25:18

DOHA • A prehistoric settlement in what is now Qatar may confirm alternative theories on how early humans emigrated from the African continent, a report in a Danish newspaper said.

Danish archaeologists have uncovered a settlement they believe may be over 700,000 years old, making it the oldest organised human community ever found, reported Berlingske Tidende newspaper.

Eight dwellings in the desert region of Qatar indicate that an early human species crossed what is now the Red Sea to leave their origins in Africa, according to the scientists. There is still uncertainty within the scientific community as to which routes early humans used to migrate out of Africa.

The new discovery has only been tentatively dated by the archaeologists, who have estimated the age from types of artefacts found at the site, which include axes and knives.

Other dating tests are necessary to confirm the estimates, but the find can only be carbon-dated with accuracy if organic material, such as bones, are found.

[NormsRevenge]

Cool. over 700K old.. Thanks.

[blam]

GGG Ping.

Maybe these folks:

Stranger In A New Land (Archaeology)

Image: JOHN GURCHE PORTRAIT OF A PIONEER With a brain half the size of a modern one and a brow reminiscent of Homo habilis, this hominid is one of the most primitive members of our genus on record. Paleoartist John Gurche reconstructed this 1.75-million-year-old explorer from a nearly complete teenage H. erectus skull and associated mandible found in Dmanisi in the Republic of Georgia. The background figures derive from two partial crania recovered at the site.

[Zakeet]

And guess who was there ... at that time ...

[fieldmarshaldj]

Hey, she was quite a hottie in the paleozoic era.

[editor-surveyor]

I’m glad that they were able to find photos of this creature, because otherwise I would have figured it was just another monkey ;o)

[Gator113]

“With a brain half the size of a modern one...”

Wow, so the libs WERE here before normal people.

[xkaydet65]

Axes and knives 700,000 years ago? I find that hard to accept.

[Sacajaweau]

Unless they left a map of their travel plan...How the hell do they know which direction they came from?

[litehaus]

“With a brain half the size of a modern one..."

Wow, so the libs WERE here before normal people.

Still laffing...........................mao

[Wiseghy]

I thought humans only went back about 400k or so. Also, would something with only a 1/2 size brain be considered “human”, or a non-human pre-curser.

[blam]

"To: blam I thought humans only went back about 400k or so. Also, would something with only a 1/2 size brain be considered “human”, or a non-human pre-curser. "

There are at least 22 species of Extinct Humans.

[Colinsky]

Carbon 14 dating is useless for objects older than about 60,000 years.

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

[SunkenCiv]

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[colorado tanker]

OK, so did the pronounce it “cutter” or “kahtahr”??

[blam]

"OK, so did the pronounce it “cutter” or “kahtahr”??"

Rush says 'cutter'....that's good enough for me.

[rdl6989]

You beat me to it. Great minds think alike.

[Publius6961]

This can't possibly be real.
Unless they found evidence of a visit by Helen Thomas.

Just saying...

[Publius6961]

Unless they left a map of their travel plan...How the hell do they know which direction they came from?

Bad Sacawhatsit. Bad!

That borders on racist. Get ready for a time out.