>Does anyone know whether there exists any palentological evidence that any
>Homo sp. existing 5.5 million years ago had the tools and capability of
>building a boat? If not, how does this affect Glenn's thesis?
Good question. One I don't know the answer to. However, it's possible
that the answer is, "yes, an earlier hominid capable of building a boat did
exist, but all the evidence of his existance -- whatever is left of it --
is at the bottom of the Mediterranean. Gelnn's thesis is scientifically
testable in the sense that if certain kinds of artifacts are found in the
Mediterranean, his hypothesis is strengthened. If they aren't, then either
we haven't looked in the right place, they've been destroyed, or they don't
exist.
I didn't include these sorts of questions in the review because I felt it
was better simply to encourage people to read the book and formulate their
own questions. But this is certainly one which has concerned me.
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