[b-hebrew] Language Evolution

Peter Kirk peterkirk at qaya.org
Wed Sep 21 19:03:36 EDT 2005


On 21/09/2005 23:14, Bill Rea wrote:

> ...
>
>All objections to the validity of radio carbon dating are
>answered by dendrochronology. There are a number of unbroken
>sequences dating back several thousand years. The bristlecone
>pine sequence from the White Mountains extends to 9,000 years
>before the present. There are other sequences which extend
>similar periods into the past.
>  
>

There are also a number of very serious technical difficulties with 
dendrochronological dating, especially of anything related to the Middle 
East - which is based on unpublished data. While I certainly don't 
reject such methods out of hand like Karl and James, neither do I accept 
that all questions have been solved by some marvellous scientific wizardry.

-- 
Peter Kirk
peter at qaya.org (personal)
peterkirk at qaya.org (work)
http://www.qaya.org/



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