Archeology

[lxskllr]

Maybe biological materials trapped in the wall construction?

 

[Nutball]

If materials are sourced from various natural sources, I'd think there would be a mix of ages hidden in such a wall: ancient rocks, young rocks, dirt (old bio material), bacteria/fungus/skin cells/hair (fresh bio). Could moss roots, fungus, or dirty water have seeped deep into the stones just 1000 years ago leaving behind less aged material? I've never been convinced of the accuracy of methods for dating old things. If it's in the Bible that the wall of Jericho fell, then it can be sourced to the original Jewish texts, which I don't think go back nearly 8000 years, and it seems very unlikely for the wall to have lasted even 1000 years without fresh material added for maintenance let alone several thousand years until it fell.

 

[Mellow]

I wonder how they figure the wall of Jericho being that old?

Doesn't really fit in with the "Young Earth" theory, does it?

 

[cory]

Study Offers New Twist in How the First Humans Evolved

A new genetic analysis of 290 people suggests that humans emerged at various times and places in Africa.

www.nytimes.com