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Not to be a dick but I stopped reading at the caption under the picture at the very top...
"A half billion year old hammer embedded in rock that formed 400 million years ago."
I'm surprised it was you that posted this article bro... Christ, I'd expect this from the forum nutter but not you..
The ‘London hammer’ (Texas) | Bad Archaeology
"One of the major problems with this object is that there is no evidence whatsoever that the nodule was ever part of the Red Creek’s geology, which is the Lower Cretaceous Hensel Sand Formation. These deposits are thought to be roughly 110-115 million years old. Having acquired the object in the early 1980s, Baugh promoted it as a ‘pre-Noachian’ artefact (in other words, dating from a time before the mythical Flood of Noah). However, it was soon pointed out by a geologist that minerals dissolved from ancient strata can harden around a recent object, making it look impressive to someone unfamiliar with geological processes. In fact, the style of the hammer would lead us to recognise it as nineteenth-century in date and of definitely American provenance." -
Yeah I knew this was right up his alley, but I thought it was an interesting read I didn't dig into it very far or do any research on it thanks for doing the leg work.Comment
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But I mean damn man, how can you look at a clearly modern tool and not realize right away something is wrong when they are claiming its half a billion years old!
Pseudoscience at its best.Comment
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