Byrd Wrote:
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> Yes, but the question is "how reliable is the
> report"? Given that Klenck is a Creationist, it
> is quite possible that he may not be as unbiased
> about the findings as one would hope. For
> instance, the building may not be from the period
> he states. And his ideas about floods don't seem
> to be right.
>
> -- Byrd
> Moderator, Hall of Ma'at


I had a look at Klenck’s organization, the Paleontological Research Corporation, and at his books on Amazon, and video of a couple of his talks – not confidence-inspiring. He did indeed go to Harvard in the early 90s; then did a hitch in the marines, after which he worked as a shipping company executive until 2007, when he and a guy with an MBA set up the “corporation”.

He claims an extraordinary range of archaeological and paleontological expertise, and offers an equally extraordinary range of services:

“Dr. Klenck has published or is conducting research on a wide range of subjects including the global distribution of paleontological and paleobotanical remains; archaeology of cult; experimental archaeology; ethnoarchaeology; multi-use sites; burial practices; effects of climate, conquest, and trade on archaeological contexts and stratigraphy; the Epipaleolithic/Neolithic transition; animal and plant extinctions during the Pleistocene; improvements in survey and excavation techniques; and other topics.“

That’s enough specializations for a whole academic department; but as far as I can see without paying them fifty bucks, there’s just him and the CEO with the MBA. Each claim of expertise is based either on a single paper authored or co-authored in the 90s, before his “career shift” to the shipping industry, or on the array of books he self-published in January 2011, or “publications pending”. Example: his analysis of species terms in Genesis to show that dinosaurs went extinct after the Fall, but before the Flood.

In summary, I’d say his training allows him to use archaeological jargon in a convincing manner, but his pronouncements should be taken with a heaping teaspoon of salt.