tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post2048055605574916754..comments2023-08-11T08:21:09.562-06:00Comments on A Very Remote Period Indeed: Do you mammoth?Julien Riel-Salvatorehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-17472502002123624652010-04-25T14:21:34.291-06:002010-04-25T14:21:34.291-06:00I've heard similar comments about some human o...I've heard similar comments about some human origins sites. Of course, nobody's looking for "salable" material in such sites, though some "fossil hunters" did just that early in the 20th century, which makes some of these sites hard to date today.<br />Anne GAnne Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03045500116098233731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-47921975705902577112010-03-04T08:24:15.573-07:002010-03-04T08:24:15.573-07:00Maju, Eadwacer -
thanks for the comments. I guess ...Maju, Eadwacer -<br />thanks for the comments. I guess I'm just more pessimistic about how much effective oversight there can really be on this practice. On the one hand, sure, it's better to collect the mammoth remains rather than letting them be destroyed, even if we don't get much in the way of additional information. On the other hand, my gut-level impression is that the fact thatJulien Riel-Salvatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-91289767238297548252010-03-03T21:40:09.391-07:002010-03-03T21:40:09.391-07:00I am not sure what viable alternatives are availab...I am not sure what viable alternatives are available. <br />1. Permafrost melts. <br />2. Mammoth is exposed. then<br />3.A. Mammoth hunters collect and report and some data becomes available, or<br />3.B. No one hunts mammoth any more. Carcass thaws, and is eaten by wolverines. Wolverine biologists become extremely confused.<br />Is there a third option?Eadwacernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-43108155081088391322010-03-03T14:23:35.294-07:002010-03-03T14:23:35.294-07:00I watched a documentary on this, ehm, "indust...I watched a documentary on this, ehm, "industry" some time ago and got the impression that the ivory hunters do collaborate actively with archaeologists, univeristies and museums, among other reasons because they also sell some of the best individuals to them. All they want is the tusks, not the skeletons... unless they can make a deal with some museum about that. <br /><br />On one Majuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369840391933337204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-34733421041964675642010-03-03T13:52:49.923-07:002010-03-03T13:52:49.923-07:00Sol -
I agree with you that 'floating' ra...Sol - <br />I agree with you that 'floating' radiocarbon dates are pretty useless. Ideally, you want to be able to contextualize them with other information. As for the dating of mammoths, we have a decent idea of the timeline of their disappearance in that area, but they could be useful for a number of other things, for instance, tracking how long permafrost has been in place in certain Julien Riel-Salvatorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344338385695383003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22925401.post-28171444146184912962010-03-03T13:48:08.210-07:002010-03-03T13:48:08.210-07:00Do we really need carbon dates for mammoths? Aren&...Do we really need carbon dates for mammoths? Aren't we on pretty solid footing when it comes to their timeline? I could see dates being useful if we're also looking at bone chemistry and stuff like that, but just by itself?Solhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01670983413084777695noreply@blogger.com