4,800 years
By marcyaz
@Marcyaz (35316)
United States
April 29, 2016 4:53pm CST
I saw this on Fox news.
Archaeologists discover 4,800-year-old fossil of a mother cradling a baby in her arms in Taiwan.
The mother and child were found among 48 sets of remains.
The remains are the earliest evidence of human activity in central Taiwan.
Carbon dating technology was used to find the age of the fossils, which included five children.
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@vandana7 (101568)
• India
30 Apr 16
@enlightenedpsych2 ...Yeah...I am certain that would happen...in fact, had this been discovered before, a few more religious fights would have not happened. lol
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@vandana7 (101568)
• India
30 Apr 16
@enlightenedpsych2 Ironically, it is going to be science that will shake the foundations of all religions rather than the other way round.
Having said that, we all know that human race did live before 2000 years. Much beyond. Because Jericho has evidence of people having lived as far back as 9000 BC., though human remains may not have been there. Comparatively, Indus Valley Civilization is modern. lol.
Wonder which religions they followed, and whether it is possible to genetically trace the migration patterns.
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@vandana7 (101568)
• India
30 Apr 16
@enlightenedpsych2 ...Take care...sleep..hugs..see you tomorrow. :)
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@vandana7 (101568)
• India
30 Apr 16
@enlightenedpsych2 ... I think in Biblical world they did not believe that the world was round. Possibly never knew of sharks and whales...cause there is no mention anywhere..even in our holy books...while there is reference to the universe the shape of earth is not spoken of as far I know.
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@acelawrites (19272)
• Philippines
29 Apr 16
So touching depiction of a mother's love for her child!
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Apr 16
@acelawrites
She it is a touching show of affection for her child.
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@JohnRoberts (109845)
• Los Angeles, California
29 Apr 16
That is a fascinating archaeological find.
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@BelleStarr (61348)
• United States
30 Apr 16
Just goes to show that mother love is nothing new!!
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@just4him (318822)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Apr 16
@Marcyaz I was trying to think about what kind of cataclysmic event happened at that time in history, but none that I'm aware of. That would put it somewhere in the time of David's reign in Israel. I'm more familiar with the Bible timeline than anything else. So I would need to go looking for what events happened in history at that time.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
30 Apr 16
Oh wow! Do you have a link to this or something? I would like to read it in detail. Or you can tell me? What did the archaeologists believe happened? Dang! I wish I could read more about this.... 

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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Apr 16
@Daljinder
You can find it on Fox News and read it in depth for yourself.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Apr 16
@Daljinder
I believe it was on there two days ago now.
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@Daljinder (23236)
• Bangalore, India
30 Apr 16
@Marcyaz Okay! Will check on there! Thanks!
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@mininifty (38)
• Belmont, Michigan
29 Apr 16
Interesting ... and don't think I'm a Fox News fan! But still, wow!
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16883)
• China
30 Apr 16
The mother and the baby must have been accidentally killed ,so to speak earthquake,mud-rock flow,etc.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
30 Apr 16
@changjianzhibin89
It is hard to say what happened.
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@db20747 (43438)
• Washington, District Of Columbia
30 Apr 16
This is fascinating. However, mummies and such aren't my favorite thing. That's why I changed my major from archaeology. How could I be an archaeologist when I don't like digging up artifacts. If I found something like this I might just faint and have nightmares 'til the end of time.
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