Re: Dating Adam

Paul Arveson (arveson@oasys.dt.navy.mil)
Wed, 1 May 96 15:50:40 EDT

I propose a simple test for dating the biblical Adam:

When do we find the first evidence for clothing?

I asked Don Johanson this question once; he of course didn't see the
relevance of it. He placed it at a far more recent date than the
fossils he works with. Perhaps Neantertal, along with the advent of
jewelry.

Paul Arveson, Research Physicist
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