[meteorite-list] 150,000 BP claim

From: bartraj at time.net.my <bartraj_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:26:18 +0800 (MYT)
Message-ID: <51961.69.50.214.55.1315959978.squirrel_at_webmail.time.net.my>

Hello Phil, List,

"150,000 yrs BP" isn't a typo. The reason I pointed to this website
(http://61.128.162.70/stone/686/686.htm) and mentioned the supposed
antiquity of the rock with the Big Dipper configuration was to underscore
the widespread acceptance in China of this concept of the evolution of the
position of the stars of the Big Dipper [as repeated in diagrams (A), (b),
and (C)]. It's used in teaching materials, for example. Apparently, the
presence of this concept has led to the accommodation of exaggerated
claims of antiquity as well as more modest claims.

Regards

Robert A. Juhl, Tokyo
Received on Tue 13 Sep 2011 08:26:18 PM PDT