<<I already did. I was referring to the phonolite pebble which was a
manmade
piece of art spoken of by Mary Leakey and you suddenly changed to Richard.
Good tactics in a courtroom but poor ones when dealing with scientific
matters.>>
Well, one of us missed what was going on. I'll hazard a guess...
But seriously folks...
I need to apologize to you for my dog remarks in my last post. It isn't
fair to your theory, or what you are proposing. I felt like Jack Horner for
about an hour after I wrote it, then realized it was a low blow. I'm sorry.
<<So nothing that the pre-europeanized Tallensi produced is anything like
the
scope and breath of Upper Paleolithic art. I must conclude that you don't
think that these poor souls who lived in 1940 were human.>>
Remember Ishi!
It's time to gradually bow out of this discussion. I'll be in Atlanta for
CBA for a week. If you uncover any erectus shaman art in that time, or
AustralopitheSHOES, or a habilis iron foundry, let me know. Then we can
talk about humanity.
Jim