Several eye-catching claims are on tap today, beginning with this Tim Binnall headline. Sounds like Zeynel Abidin Beyazgul is probably a better PR person than archaeologist. Naturally, Jason Colavito’s seen fresh game here, resulting in Turkish Official Claims Gobekli Tepe Depicts Space Aliens. Jason’s observations strike us as sound. Well, then, how about this: Archaeologists Find Fragment of Medieval Hand Grenade? Enrico de Lazaro summarizes findings of a multi-disciplinary, multi-organizational study in the journal PLOS ONE from which this explosive suggestion comes. More study is indicated. On a larger subject, a new Study Challenges Theories of Earlier Human Arrival in Americas. Another PLOS One collaborative paper, using a new statistic dubbed the “Apparent Stratigraphic Integrity Index,” argues against accepting dates much before 13,000 BP without “additional studies.” Probably less controversial but still illuminating is the finding that Prehistoric People Created Art by Firelight, New Research Reveals. Another scholarly effort using cutting-edge imaging techniques has led to this assertion and some speculative suggestions about evolutionary progression. (WM)
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