Um ya archaeologist have it "made". All the schooling, regulations to go by, battling for funds, not to mention curses... Superstitions. dealing with: blistering heat, cold, poisonous bugs and snakes, robbers, and time restraints to name some. Any real archaeologists on here to shed a "better light" on the subject.
Haven't posted in this thread, in a while...here's a relatively new update for archaeology news for 2014. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image! Camel bones suggest 'error' in Bible... http://www.foxnews.com/science/2014/02/06/camel-bones-suggest-error-in-bible/ (Forgive me, it's from Fox News. Please Register or Log in to view the hidden image!)
Hey wegs, ran across this about a week ago : There is more at the link : http://www.aftau.org/site/News2?id=19673
Wow, how neat is that? Thanks for posting this ... It's remarkable what we can trace back to and learn about humans from other cultures and civilizations...through the animals that coexisted with them, at one point in time, right?
You are more than welcome, wegs. You may also be interested in the following article titled "Ancient American's genome mapped", at this Link : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26172174