Use of fire is more ancient then 300,000 years. Dating methods are usually more than one method. Dating the bone, not using C14 dating, was the most likely the primary method.
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300,000 year old hearth found in Isreal
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Originally posted by shunyadragon View PostOur ancestors lived and cooked in this cave in Israel 300,000 years ago.
see also http://www.livescience.com/42861-ear...nd-israel.html
On the assumption that 300,000 years was determined very accurately. This would make the Biblical flood over 300,000 years ago.
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300,000 year old hearth found in Isreal
Our ancestors lived and cooked in this cave in Israel 300,000 years ago.
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