[longjack]

Puzzling gaps in the findings

The chart above was published in the "Spiegel-Online" story referenced in the original post.

The Findings in dark red are from Professor Reiner Protsch von Zieten, those highlighted in yellow are the newest deteriminations. The blue figures are those determined by the placement of the finds in sedimentary layers (to my best interpretation).

According to the original article, the false readings have caused upheaval in areas where new theories were developed based on Protsch's findings. The hybrid theory, basically saying that a neanderthal mated with a homo sapiens, was based on the Hahnöfersand skull. Protsch dated it at 35,000 years, now it's determined to have been a 7,500 year old duck hunter on the Elbe.

Story is here, in German, unfortunately too long for me to want to translate:

"Spiegel-Online"...."Die Regeln mache ich"....August 16, 2004...by Matthias Schulz

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[blam]

"Story is here, in German, unfortunately too long for me to want to translate:"

Thanks for the addition.

[SunkenCiv]

Translation (such as it is) by Google. "The cabinet was half gepluendert". Yeah, I grok that. Hate to have that happen here at home.

[AndrewC]

now it's determined to have been a 7,500 year old duck hunter on the Elbe.

Pull the other one. I take it the skeleton looked like Elmer Fudd.