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Article #1000Re: In the news: Did fossils inspire ancient flood myths?
From: Doug Weller
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:39
Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 08:39
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On Mon, 06 Sep 2004 13:39:44 GMT, Jupiter wrote: > Many ancient and modern cultures have creation myths involving flood legends > similar to the the Bible's story of Noah's Ark. Thinkers over the centuries, > including Leonardo da Vinci, have debated whether the stories were true. > > In the past few years it has become popular to believe they were - that a > primordial flood really happened. Recent studies claim to back up the notion > scientifically; for instance, there are findings that a that a titanic flood > created the Black Sea in the Middle East 7,500 years ago. > More recent work suggests that this is unlikely. > But a better explanation may exist, a physicist says. > > http://www.world-science.net/exclusives/040906_noahfrm.htm Adrienne Mayor's book The First Fossil Hunters is a must read: http://members.aol.com/__121b_dI75d3eHQDgmIA1tkEpkaIY4rfLF27ZJhyqq1i4vPY4= Doug
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