Comments on: Spark: Oldest Human Artifact http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/05/16/spark-oldest-human-artifact/ Religion, SF, and Other Speculative Fictions. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:55:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: aaaaaddddddddd http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/05/16/spark-oldest-human-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-25061 aaaaaddddddddd Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:01:25 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1595#comment-25061 and im just a kid and im just a kid

]]> By: aaaaaddddddddd http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/05/16/spark-oldest-human-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-25060 aaaaaddddddddd Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:00:32 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1595#comment-25060 i think it is the oldest :) i think it is the oldest :)

]]> By: Jonathan http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/05/16/spark-oldest-human-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-23628 Jonathan Fri, 29 May 2009 14:00:54 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1595#comment-23628 I've been doing a lot of scholarly/archaeological research into idols / figurines and their manufacture in the fertile crescent region. This looks like a common household figurine found in Mesopotamia & Israel - a fertility goddess of some type. It's definitely not pornographic. One thing I have noticed in this field is that scholars and researchers say outlandish things to get published, not to be truthful. They have a lot of pressure to publish, so they put out any crap and come to ridiculous conclusions. The old saying for those in the field of archaeology and near-eastern studies is "publish or perish." Sadly, too many choose the former. :) I’ve been doing a lot of scholarly/archaeological research into idols / figurines and their manufacture in the fertile crescent region. This looks like a common household figurine found in Mesopotamia & Israel – a fertility goddess of some type. It’s definitely not pornographic.

One thing I have noticed in this field is that scholars and researchers say outlandish things to get published, not to be truthful. They have a lot of pressure to publish, so they put out any crap and come to ridiculous conclusions. The old saying for those in the field of archaeology and near-eastern studies is “publish or perish.” Sadly, too many choose the former. :)

]]> By: Lessie http://www.mindonfire.com/2009/05/16/spark-oldest-human-artifact/comment-page-1/#comment-23594 Lessie Sun, 17 May 2009 15:42:50 +0000 http://www.mindonfire.com/?p=1595#comment-23594 The BBC put out a much more reasoned report about the statue. Basically saying the same thing this author does: we're imposing entirely too many modern concepts on a 35,000 year old figure. And of course now I can't find the link. I'll try again this afternoon, maybe. At any rate, thanks for *this* link. What a scathing critique of the biases that go into modern science. The BBC put out a much more reasoned report about the statue. Basically saying the same thing this author does: we’re imposing entirely too many modern concepts on a 35,000 year old figure. And of course now I can’t find the link. I’ll try again this afternoon, maybe.

At any rate, thanks for *this* link. What a scathing critique of the biases that go into modern science.

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