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MineralMan

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1. If the skeleton was found IN a layer of deep silt,

Reply to PumpkinAle (Original post)

Sat Aug 23, 2014, 01:41 PM

Aug 2014

he probably died duringthe flood, rather than "lived after an epic flood." The Biblical Noah was described as living long after the flood. Bodies in deep layers of silt probably succumbed to the flood itself.

It is interesting, though, to find a 6500 year old skeleton, though.

Major flooding was not that uncommon in Sumeria.

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Scientists rediscover "noah" 6500-year-old-skeleton [View all] PumpkinAle Aug 2014 OP

If the skeleton was found IN a layer of deep silt, MineralMan Aug 2014 #1

"Deep Silt" PeoViejo Aug 2014 #2

Yes, not really a well named skeleton. I think we can safely conclude this was *not* Noah. gtar100 Aug 2014 #5

Archaeologists often name a find after literary or historical Cleita Aug 2014 #8

Thank you. PumpkinAle Aug 2014 #19

But did they find any dinosaurs? malaise Aug 2014 #23

Or dinosaur saddles?? hifiguy Aug 2014 #24

Choking with laughter malaise Aug 2014 #25

Interesting. The article says he was buried in the silt after the flood. Autumn Aug 2014 #3

See my post #8. Cleita Aug 2014 #9

Yeah we know it's not Noah but they seem sure he lived through that particular flood Autumn Aug 2014 #12

Could be Noah - he could have hopped out of the boat csziggy Aug 2014 #21

It makes sense. The boat was rather tall I imagine. If he jumped out Autumn Aug 2014 #22

He could no longer outrun the Tyrannosaurus Rex on board aint_no_life_nowhere Aug 2014 #26

"a complete human skeleton who lived around 6,500 years ago" yortsed snacilbuper Aug 2014 #4

At no point linuxman Aug 2014 #7

Thank you for an interesting article. Cleita Aug 2014 #6

Shouldn't he be called Gilgamesh? Dirty Socialist Aug 2014 #10

That would be closer to the legend. Cleita Aug 2014 #13

Close, but the name you're looking for is Utnapishtim. cemaphonic Aug 2014 #16

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, and Utnapishtim's got no swing. Noah is better. Shrike47 Aug 2014 #27

Gil for short. hifiguy Aug 2014 #18

I'll be expecting "Scientists PROVE Noah lived !!" "They Find his body perfectly preserved " BlueJazz Aug 2014 #11

That makes him 500 years older than the world and creation itself. lunatica Aug 2014 #14

That's irony for you. Noah saved all of God's creatures from the flood. Then died from drowning. randome Aug 2014 #15

They sent the poor sap out for beer hifiguy Aug 2014 #17

Maybe he was the original brewmaster. Cleita Aug 2014 #20