I read Reeves' paper with great interest, and think he has some compelling arguments. Wrote a blog post about it a couple of weeks ago, in case anyone's interested: [www.skepticink.com]

Even as a hardbitten skeptic, I'm letting myself indulge in some rare wishing and hoping over this. If there's anything to it, just think of the debates it could settle. You might even be able to pave over the Amarna tar pits.

I'm not holding my breath...wait, I AM holding my breath.