There is more evidence that Homo erectus was more closely similar to us than
most apologists want to acknowledge. Japanese archaeologists have found the
oldest habitation in Japan, and it dates to 600,000 years ago. Below is the
report from the Japan Times
This is not an isolated occurrence. At Bilzingsleben, Germany, an entire H.
erectus village was found which dates only slightly later--424,000 years
ago. To me, the important item here are: 1. H. erectus built a house
(something that apes don't do yet men from Jabal on down to us (Genesis 4:
10). and 2. he was the first to follow God's command to 'fill the earth'.
He filled everything from Africa to Europe to Japan and Java--that is, the
entire old world with the exception of Australia (I think he eventually may
be found there also.) Also the fact that he crossed the ocean to Flores,
Indonesia, strongly implies that he could speak, plan and carry out those
plans. But, apologists want to take the easy path and exclude Homo erectus
from being a spiritual individual who was much more like us than any ape.
More on that in the next post.
The Japanese account
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20001024a1.htm
Archaeologists find 'oldest' habitation
SENDAI (Kyodo) Archaeologists have discovered the remains of what they
believe to be Japan's oldest human habitation in a layer of earth about
600,000 years old in Kamitakamori, Miyagi Prefecture.
The archaeologists -- from the Tohoku Paleolithic Institute, Tohoku Fukushi
University and other institutes -- said Monday they believe that the finding
may be one of the oldest in the world.
There are only a few remains of human dwelling structures from the Early
Paleolithic period in the world, as early humans such as the Peking Man
lived in caves.
Similar remains found in Germany are believed to be 400,000 years old.
At the site, the archaeologists found several pits into which the pillars
for two buildings were likely placed, the archaeologist said.
The latest finding predates by 100,000 years one in Chichibu, Saitama
Prefecture, that had been considered the country's oldest.
Hiroshi Kajiwara, professor of archaeology at Tohoku Fukushi University,
said: "The pits may be similar to the ones in Chichibu. We would like to
investigate the findings carefully."
The archaeologists found five pits at one location and eight pits at
another.
The site with five pits, which measure 15 cm to 20 cm in diameter, showed
evidence of a round building measuring 2 meters in diameter, they said.
The other site, located 5 meters east, had eight pits measuring 20 cm to 30
cm in diameter, which surrounded a hole in the center. The hole contained
seven stone tools.
The dwellings are believed to have been built by primitive man, or Homo
erectus, who appeared some 1.6 million years ago and likely reached Japan
600,000 years ago at the latest, according to the archaeologists.
The buildings could have been used as a place to rest, a lookout for
hunting, a place to store hunting tools or to conduct religious rites,
researchers said.
The Japan Times: Oct. 24, 2000
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/getarticle.pl5?nn20001024a1.htm
accessed 10-31-00
glenn
see http://www.flash.net/~mortongr/dmd.htm
for lots of creation/evolution information
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