cactusjumper
Gold Member
Re: CPTBIL's mention of Aztec pictographs in SE Arizona
Hi Roy,
The dueling points on the genetic makeup of the Hobbits illustrates, clearly, that it is way too early for conclusions......carved in stone, so to speak. Because the article I posted, basically, said the same thing I have been saying all along........I naturally agree with everything in the article.
In reading "Beyond The Last Village" by Alan Rabinowitz, I was struck by the similarities between the Pygmies of the Adung Wang Valley and our Hobbits. While they are somewhat dissimilar in their overall physical makeup, their histories may have run a parallel course.
As for the viability of the lithic artifacts that are found, most of them can't actually be discounted as being noncultural alterations of natural rock formations. That also holds true for bone tools and projectile points. Obviously, many of these artifacts are man made, but many American archaeological sites remain clouded by questions.
We briefly touched on the possibilities of a historical connection between the Solutrean Culture and Clovis. If we are using Sandia points to make that connection, the technologies are different. I am not sure the Solutrean comparison was made outside of the Sandia Cave site.
At this point, I will be more than happy to follow the conversation wherever you want to take it. I doubt I will be able to keep up, but I expect to have a fine time trying.
Take care,
Joe
Hi Roy,
The dueling points on the genetic makeup of the Hobbits illustrates, clearly, that it is way too early for conclusions......carved in stone, so to speak. Because the article I posted, basically, said the same thing I have been saying all along........I naturally agree with everything in the article.
In reading "Beyond The Last Village" by Alan Rabinowitz, I was struck by the similarities between the Pygmies of the Adung Wang Valley and our Hobbits. While they are somewhat dissimilar in their overall physical makeup, their histories may have run a parallel course.
As for the viability of the lithic artifacts that are found, most of them can't actually be discounted as being noncultural alterations of natural rock formations. That also holds true for bone tools and projectile points. Obviously, many of these artifacts are man made, but many American archaeological sites remain clouded by questions.
We briefly touched on the possibilities of a historical connection between the Solutrean Culture and Clovis. If we are using Sandia points to make that connection, the technologies are different. I am not sure the Solutrean comparison was made outside of the Sandia Cave site.
At this point, I will be more than happy to follow the conversation wherever you want to take it. I doubt I will be able to keep up, but I expect to have a fine time trying.
Take care,
Joe