Reply #62: Astarho, can you give me some references please?

[InvisibleBallots]

"Also the technology for purifying tin dates from 600 BC, not the 1300's."

When I brought this up in another forum, they scoffed - and asked for references to technology to purifying tin in 600 BC - can you give me a reference for this?

"he claims that radiocarbon dating is +/- 1500 years, which is wrong. The range on radiocarbon is about 30 years."

I believe the main criticism of the way C14 dating is done is that the samples are "calibrated" using the "known dates" of certain objects - in other words, if the "known date" of the reference object is incorrect, then the C14 dating would be incorrect. I believe that's what was meant by a +/- 1500 years. Can you give me some references to this?

"Greek myths show remarkable similarity to Hittite myths found at the library of Hattusas, like the castration of Uranos by Kronos and he castration of Anu by Kumarbi. The Hittie myths were not deciphered until the 19th century."

Do we know the dates of the Hittite myths? I've read is suggested they may be even younger than the Greek myths.

Thanks in advance.