Cosmography 101 Class 16 segment 3/3 with Randall Carlson, from March of 2008. (previously only available thru Vimeo) Title quote by Frank HIbben from his book "The Lost Americans" Summary notes/topics:
Fossil ivory trade accounts from Henry Howarth (1887)
(O/L) Islands of Mammoth bones
Endless quantities of tusks - nothing to do with human hunting
The prevailing model: a scene of human hunters with mammoth trapped in pit
Arctic Circle’s increased remains – had warmer climate
Early investigators were closer to truth than those studying now
Fossils associated with diluvium
Hot Springs, SD mammoth site “bog” – gradual accumulation or sudden burial?
Donald K. Grayson perspective – extinction and flood were simultaneous
Modern scientific investigators specifically resist catastrophic explanations
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Beresovka Mammoth buried suddenly, Flash-frozen to preserve, with stomach contents
Mechanisms available to freeze suddenly and completely? Comet delivering methane?
Class input: Incoming gas’ expansion creating wind-storms; Freezer spoilage due to cell membrane ruptures; temperatures of gasses
Frank C. Hibben – naturalist and anthropologist, observed remains exposed near gold deposits
Descriptive quotes from his book: “The Lost Americans” - “Ubiquitous catastrophic demise”
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Orleton Farms Mastadon discovery in Madison County, OH; Site and condition of skeleton
“Lenape Stone” depiction of catastrophe, found in PA
Thomas Jefferson’s interest in the mammoths
Quotes from his “Notes on Virginia” thru the Delaware Indians
Important clues in traditional accounts
