Rick Baudé Wrote:
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> So what does Graham Hancock have to do with me?

[en.wikipedia.org]
"One theme of his works proposes a connection with a 'mother culture' from which he believes other ancient civilisations sprang.[2] An example of pseudoarchaeology, his work has neither been peer reviewed nor published in academic journals.[1][3][4] "

> Oh, nothing.

Which is same as the Hancock stories, no track record in peer-reviewed journals...
Posted by: Rick Baudé
Date: May 23, 2018 04:48AM
"Hominids were in Southern Calif. over 100KYA Calicos, Cerutti, and my stone tools prove it."

>Just another distraction.

A distraction being no photos, no provenance, a no-evidence assertion based on imagination.
That isn't science, it's story telling.
"Scientific models and, in turn, theories, are built on evidence. If there is no evidence, then we are not in the realm of science. We may as well be telling stories to each other, and that's ok - storytelling is part of human nature - but it's not science."

Part One: The Myth of Clovis: East vs. West
Juliet E. Morrow
Central States Archaeological Journal, Vol. 52, No. 1 (JANUARY, 2005), pp. 51-54