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December 14, 2005
Britain Occupied by 680,000 BP
Wow, no wonder they have such long lasting traditions in Britain. If you're interested in the real "earliest occupation" of Britain check out the subject at Alun. Did Homo antecessor really make the collection of tools found at Pakefield, Suffolk? Or are they early examples of the handiwork of Homo heidelbergensis (if H. antecessor and H. heidelbergensis were different species)? Alun also has links to various other published accounts.
I'm often skeptical about these first reports but I agree with Alun, the dating will likely hold up. With 40 individual tools, found beneath in a sealed dateable locus that is 400,000 years old and in a matrix that is itself datable to around 680,000 BP (using the new amino-acid dating technique on shell fragments in the sediment) and magnetic polarity analysis that indicates they are younger than 700,000 BP, its hard to be too skeptical. Congratulations to the amateur who found these tools and had the good sense to get professionals involved.
Posted by Duane Smith at December 14, 2005 1:55 PM | Read more on Paleoanthropology |
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