cambrian_exp Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 we have been digging up fossils and creating museums for past few hundred years, but suppose after 100 million years some civilization took birth and began to dig fossils,then they would find human fossils with dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles. maybe entire history of earth will be messed up for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Refsmmat Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I'm sure they'd also find the little plaque next to the dinosaur bones saying "165 Million Years Ago". Or they'd realize that half of them were plaster reproductions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecoli Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 hopefully the ability to date bone will not be lost on future populations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mokele Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 hopefully the ability to date bone will not be lost on future populations. They'd be pretty advanced, then, since we can't date bone unless it's only a few thousand years old. Fossils are dated by sediment layers, which in turn are dated by volcanic flows present in these layers. We know the original isotope ratios that'll come out of a volcano, so we use that. Mokele Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradGrrl Posted June 6, 2006 Share Posted June 6, 2006 I'm sure they'd also find the little plaque next to the dinosaur bones saying "165 Million Years Ago". Or they'd realize that half of them were plaster reproductions. You're funny! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichF Posted June 14, 2006 Share Posted June 14, 2006 .......Or they'd realize that half of them were plaster reproductions. They may come to the conclusion that dinosaurs were very medically advanced as they were able to repair fractured skeletons with plaster replacements. OMG, they were able to replace 75% of a fractured skull!!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr d Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 hello i think the fun here would not be whether or not they could figure the bones age and were collected items, but what would be their interpretations. "hmm... we can see by these artifacts our ancestors were involved in cults of bone worship. and you see how plaster was used to form a shape recreation of these bones here? that ment they recreated bone objects which they could attach to themselves in the belief they would gain the mystic energies of the animal." think back on all the scholarly interpretations you've heard describing pass civilizations based on a few recovered objects. strange thoughts mr d Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Dalek Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 we have been digging up fossils and creating museums for past few hundred years, but suppose after 100 million years some civilization took birth and began to dig fossils,then they would find human fossils with dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles. maybe entire history of earth will be messed up for them. How do we know that the entire history of the world is screwed up for us? I've read articles about people who have found human artifacts in rock older than they are supposed to be in. There are natural explanations (as I recall), but its attracted the attention for many conspiracies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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