'Oldest Sculpture' Found In Morocco (400K Years Old)

BBC ^ | 5-23-2003 | Paul Rincon

[flying Elvis]

Looks like a sex stone to me.

A friggin rock!

[Fitzcarraldo]

Even then, BBWs were appreciated.

[Rebelbase]

My first thought too!

[Conservative Texan Mom]

Sometimes I liken our attempt to understand creation and the universe to assembling a beach from a grain of sand.

[SunkenCiv]

I resemble that remark. ;')

This topic is now strata-dated. (':

[escapefromboston]

I would hold on to this statue in several years its probably be worth like a million dollars or something

[Salamander]

"A 400,000-year-old stone object unearthed in Morocco could be the world's oldest attempt at sculpture."

And naturally, it was "porn".....LOL!

[SunkenCiv]

In their defense, they didn't have video players or the Internet. Or even the party store. ;')

[BostonianRightist]

It has a little sticker on the bottom that includes a date.

The sticker also says "Made in China", which only adds to the suspiciousness.

[Salamander]

Eeeeyew.
I can picture them blowing up animal hides like 'party dolls' now.
Thanks a bunch for *that* horrible little intrusive mental image.....;D

[SunkenCiv]

Just doin' my job. ;')

[MHGinTN]

And made in China?

[Redcloak]

Pebbles' Barbie doll?

[Tiberius109]

Say's made in Japan in the back no doubt.

[SunkenCiv]

more on Robert Bednarik:

World Archaeological Bulletin
The Rock Art Of The Guadiana, The Alqueva Dam,
and The Uispp 'International Commission': A Personal Clarification
João Zilhão (Director, Instituto Português de Arqueologia), September 19, 2001
http://www.wac.uct.ac.za/bulletin/wab14/zilhoa2.html

"The nature of these statements should be sufficient to make it clear that Robert Bednarik's activity has nothing to do with any kind of 'unselfish' desire to preserve the world's rock art. In fact, had it been left up to him, the Foz Côa dam would have been built and what is today a World Heritage site would have been lost forever under more than 120 meters of water and silt.

"A huge pile of scientific arguments, published in several peer-reviewed journals, has since demonstrated beyond any reasonable doubt the Paleolithic age of the Côa rock art. This research was led by myself: at first, throughout 1995, as a University of Lisbon archaeologist; subsequently, in 1996-97, as director of the PAVC (Côa Valley Archaeological Park). Ever since his 'dating' was exposed, Robert Bednarik and his Portuguese friends, Mila Simões de Abreu among them, have pursued a relentless campaign of slander and insult against myself and my colleagues in the PAVC and the CNART. In a string of papers published in the 'AURA Bulletin', 'Rock Art Research', 'Tracce', and others, they have gone to the extent of accusing us of 'professional vandalism' and of 'destroying the scientific evidence that would prove us wrong'. These accusations were based on the fact that, in order to record the numerous fine line engravings that represent the large majority of the Côa valley rock art, we had partly removed some of the lichen covering a few of the Côa panels. Reading those papers and interpreting his actions throughout the Côa controversy, I formed the opinion that Bednarik's behaviour was incompatible with proper scientific debate, and I therefore made the decision that I would never reply to his numerous and repetitive attacks. I maintained that decision when I learned about the Alqueva Internet petition, and I am maintaining it."

[S0122017]

Scientists don't deny someone could dig a 15 meter hole for some reason, right through old strata! The statue is also small enough for someone to mis and scoop up and let it end in the hole. Maybe there where conditions making it tricky to see whether it was previously disturbed.

But...it would still mean that there is really old soil around.

So.... Doesn't sound like an argumentation that you 'young earth' guys can use. Or did i interpret you wrong?

[SunkenCiv]

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