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Offline sam

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Hobbit origins pushed back
« on: March 18, 2010, 04:06 »
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Stone tools reveal that hominins lived on the Indonesian island of Flores a million years ago.

http://www.nature.com/news/2010/100317/full/464335a.html

I don't like the term hobbit, but yikes another million years - but that doesn't make sense. Surely its can't be > 6000 years.  :dunno:
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Re: Hobbit origins pushed back
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2010, 10:48 »
Yes, that science is totally flawed Sam.  That would predate the formation of Earth by a staggering 994,000 years wouldn't it?   :o

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Re: Hobbit origins pushed back
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2010, 14:08 »
just crazy. Someone needs to get out their bible.
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Re: Hobbit origins pushed back
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2010, 15:51 »
In the beginning... ;D
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Re: Hobbit origins pushed back
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2010, 18:44 »
just crazy. Someone needs to get out their bible.

Yes, it's gospel.   8-)


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