Neanderthals in Dartford...

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Neanderthals in Dartford...

Post by Horwood Beer-Master » Thu Jun 03, 2010 10:18 pm

...So what's new?
the BBC wrote:Archaeologists have found what they say is the earliest evidence of Neanderthals living in Britain.
Two pieces of flint unearthed at motorway works in Dartford, Kent, have now been dated to 110,000 years ago.
The finds push back the presence of Neanderthals in Britain by 40,000 years or more, said Dr Francis Wenban-Smith, from Southampton University...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_ ... 206677.stm
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Post by Pappa » Fri Jun 04, 2010 12:02 pm

Horwood Beer-Master wrote:...So what's new?
the BBC wrote:Archaeologists have found what they say is the earliest evidence of Neanderthals living in Britain.
Two pieces of flint unearthed at motorway works in Dartford, Kent, have now been dated to 110,000 years ago.
The finds push back the presence of Neanderthals in Britain by 40,000 years or more, said Dr Francis Wenban-Smith, from Southampton University...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/science_and_ ... 206677.stm
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Re: Neanderthals in Dartford...

Post by Deep Sea Isopod » Sat Jun 05, 2010 8:40 am

But one researcher, unconnected with the study, said he was not convinced by the evidence presented so far.

Dr Mark White, from Durham University, said he would like to assess the findings in detail before considering whether they posed a challenge to the majority view that humans were absent from Britain at this time..................
But Dr White raised doubts over the reliability of OSL dating, saying the technique was more or less "in constant development" - especially at this time range.
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