Joel Kontinen
Many people tend to think that ancient men could not have been as clever as we are. This is in keeping with the Darwinian idea that humans evolved very gradually from ape-like creatures and learning was a slow hit-or-miss affair. They were not expected to accomplish much intellectually.
However, the pyramids, Stonehenge and other ancient monuments and devices tell an entirely different kind of story.
Now, a discovery in England, has got archaeologists puzzled. They dug up the largest prehistoric structure, just under two miles from Stonehenge.
The discovered site is a huge circle, around 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) in diameter, consisting of twenty shafts that are five metres deep (!6 feet) and up to 20 metres (65 ft) in diameter
The archaeologists are puzzled because this structure is way off what they thought.
“A wide range of dates were calculated, some as old as 7,179 ± 28 years BC for shell, and 1130 BC for bone (calibrated), but all from the same deposits. The archaeological report admits: “There is a wide range of time represented in the radiocarbon dates- early dates are on shells and suggest that the determinations from these samples are not reliable.”
Carbon dating is full on assumptions, while it is the most accurate dating method.
Source:
Cox,Gavin. 2020. Stonehenge: new discoveries are still stunning archaeologists! Creation.com. 29 June.
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