Oops—a 30-year-old archaeological error just changed the timeline of human migration...
“[Our] results fail to support the [previous] hypothesis that the lower portion of
[Monte Verde II] date to the Late Pleistocene,” he and his team said in a study recently published in the journal Science. “Instead, evidence from multiple sections show that the uppermost terrace at Monte Verde accumulated during the Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene.”
According to the researchers, several critical observations had been missed. For one, Monte Verde II is actually above an older layer known as Lepué Tephra, which is comprised of rock fragments that were ejected by an erupting volcano. And that lower (and, therefore, presumably older) layer is only 11,000 years old—nowhere close to the original 14,500-year-old estimate for Monte Verde occupation. For another, the original investigation of the site never accounted for the erosion that further separates older and younger strata in the region...
Here is the link for more about that.
Oops—a 30-year-old archaeological error just changed the timeline of human migration
Just yesterday I was talking about "rewriting history." It is, and should be, a constant process.
But I've often been skeptical of dating techniques, whether it is radiocarbon dating or some other technique. So often it just seems wrong.
This story has a good lesson for detectorists too. Old layers are not always below newer layers. The oldest layers can be on top at times. Human activity or nature can change things. Renourishment sand can be from sources that are very old and then get dumped on top. Then it can get eroded. It is a dynamic process. Beaches are dynamic systems. There are the tides, storms and various other processes. And there is the sorting process that separates things by density and other characteristics.
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Here is a older bottle for a product that is still used today.
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| Brown Embossed Lysol Bottle. |
You probably know what Lysol is, but you might not know how long it has been around or what it was used for in the past.
As you can tell by the look of the bottle, it has been around a while.
This bottle has Lysol in script repeated four times around the shoulder of the bottle.
The first-ever Lysol antiseptic disinfectant was made in 1889 by Gustav Raupenstrauch. It was created in order to end the cholera epidemic in Germany, where it was causing huge destruction. Next time, the product was advertised by Lehn & Fink in 1918 during the Spanish flu pandemic, it was advertised as an effective product for fighting the influenza virus.
After that it was used for more controversial applications. It was advertised as a feminie hygien product. And it wsa used by some as a contraceptive. Of course, it isn't used that way anymore. In fact, it seems hard to believe it ever was used that way.
The bottle shown above was a Treasure Coast find. The one shown below seems to be a little older than that.
What Was Lysol Originally Used for? History of Lysol - 1920 to 2021
When you find something with a name that is still in use, it is natural to think of it as a modern product even though it could have been invented long ago and used for a many years or even a century or more.
The same thing goes for products like 3 in 1 oil. Below are three different 3 in 1 Oil bottles. The one on the right is the only screw top.
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| Three 3 in 1 Oil Bottles. |
3 in 1 Oil is still used but was marketed as early as 1894.
See TreasureGuide's Bottle Barn: Embossed 3 - In - One or Three - In - One Oil Company Bottle.
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| Enjoying Fort Pierce South Beach Sunday,. |
You can see where the beachgoers are. They are mostly on the beach, but there is a little shallow water activity.
Nothing bigger than three or four feet predicted for next week.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net