Home Page <../index.htm> *Science Frontiers* *ONLINE* *No. 76: Jul-Aug 1991* *Issue Contents * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Other pages ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ** * *Home Page <../index.htm>* * *Science Frontiers Online * o * All Issues <../sfonline.htm> o This Issue * * *Sourcebook Project <../sourcebk.htm>* * *Sourcebook Subjects <../catalog.htm> * *Other Interesting Sites* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Lobster Journal of Parapolitics Society for Interdisciplinary Studies Velikovsky Encyclopedia Catastrophism! Archive Electric Universe theory Plasma Universe Thunderbolts The orogrande, nm, site The discovery in a New Mexico cave of numerous stone artifacts, hearths, butchered animal bones and a clay fragment dating back at least 35,000 years could provide proof that the Americas were inhabited long before the generally accepted date of 12,000 years ago, believes Richard MacNeish, research director of the Andover, Mass., Foundation for Archaeological Research. An article in the Baltimore /Sun/ stated: "The most solid proof of human presence earlier than 12,000 years ago may be a piece of a clay pot that appears to have a human fingerprint. "The shard was found in a layer of sediment that has been dated as being 35,000 years old. If confirmed as human, it could be the key to the findings, some archaeologists say." (Chandler, David L.; "Dig Finds Signs of Humans in N.M. 35,000 Years Ago," Baltimore /Sun/, p. 3A, May 6, 1991.) *Comment*. It is certain that these discoveries will be disputed -- and rightfully so. Even if they stand, it takes a generation to erase a false paradigm from the roster of science. *From Science Frontiers #76, JUL-AUG 1991 . © 1991-2000 William R. Corliss* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Science Frontiers Sourcebook Project* Reviewed in: * Booklist: December 15, 1977 * New York Times: April 3, 1979 * Icarus: Volume 41, Issue 3, p. 470-470 1980, Vol.56:3, P.615 1983, Vol.58:3 June 1984, Vol.60:3 Dec 1984, Vol.72:3 Dec 1987 * Library Journal: June 1, 1981 * The Science Teacher: March 1983 * Choice: June 1982; September 1983 * Science Books and Films, Sept/Oct 1983 * Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 81, no. 1 1987 * American Journal of Physics, Volume 52, Issue 8, p. 764 August 1984 Quotes * "A sourcebook of unexplained phenomena is therefore a valuable addition to a collection of scientific literature. William R. Corliss has provided this in the past with his source books of scientific anomalies in several subjects, and now he has provided it for astronomy. He has done an excellent job of collecting and editing a large amount of material, taken in part from scientific journals and in part from scientific reporting in the popular or semi-scientific press." -- "The Mysterious Universe: A Handbook of Astronomical Anomalies", reviwed by Thomas Gold, Cornell University, in /Icarus/, vol.41, 1980 * "An interesting, systematic presentation of unusual weather [..] This book is recommended for a general audience" --"Corliss, William R., Tornados, Dark Days, Anomalous Precipitation, and Related Weather Phenomena, Sourcebook Project, 1983.", revieweed in /Choice/, September 1983 * "..the science is necessarily somewhat speculative, but Corliss's symthesis is based on reputable sources." -- "Corliss, William R. (Compiler). Lightning, Auroras, Nocturnal Lights, and Related Luminous Phenomena" reviwed by Joseph M. Moran, Univ. of Wisconsin in /Science Books and Films/, Sep/Oct 1983 * "Before opening the book, I set certain standards that a volume which treads into dangerous grounds grounds like this must meet. The author scrupulously met, or even exceeded those standards. Each phenomenon is exhaustively documented, with references to scientific journals [..] and extensive quotations" -- "Book Review: The moon and planets: a catalog of astronomical anomalies ", The Sourcebook Project, 1985., Corliss, W. R., /Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada/, Vol. 81, no. 1 (1987), p. 24., 02/1987 Site Meter