Re: Mexican markings and chronological chaos


Grendel wrote:
> by Dr. David Menton, AiG-USA
>
> January 30, 2006
>
> Dr. Sylvia Gonzales of John Moores University in Liverpool, England
> reported in 2005 about the discovery of 269 footprints preserved in
> volcanic ash in the Valsequillo region of central Mexico. Approximately
> 60% of the prints were identified as human, with 36% of these classified
> as children's because of their size. The remaining prints included dogs,
> cats and animals with cloven feet (possibly deer, camels or cattle).
> The footprints were made during volcanic eruptions and a massive flood
>
> Apparently, the footprints were made shortly after the deposition of the
> volcanic ash and were preserved as trace fossils by the fast deposition
> of fine-grained, water-deposited sediment. The volcanic ash and many
> layers of overlying water deposited sediment then quickly hardened,
> preserving the footprints in exquisite detail. No surprise for biblical
> creationists so far.
>
> The researchers were able to classify many of these footprints as human
> because they demonstrated several characteristics unique to man, including:
>
> * pedal arches, where foot bones form two perpendicular arches that
> normally meet the ground only at the heel and ball of the foot.
> * toe impressions, where visible, showed a non-divergent big toe
> about twice the size as its adjacent toe
> * deep heel and ball impressions, encircled by the typical "figure
> of eight" contours
> * several examples of footprints in a left-right sequence showing
> the distinctive human stride pattern


Ignoring the remaining Creto-propaganda, this is an interesting
development. A number of sites in the Eastern US have evidence of
human habitation at around 20,000 years ago. The scientific community
has been skeptical, until more evidence can be found. But the
possibility of man in the Americas as much as 40,000 years ago is a
very interesting find, to say the least.

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