ANT210H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 12: Ochre, Middle Ages, Walter Mccrone
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It would have been impossible to fit all 2 of each species of animal in the ark of its size. Is there geological evidence for the flood itself: worldwide geological evidence doesn"t support the claim of a great flood, biostratigrapy layering of geological strata and occurrence of plant and animal fossils b. i. Older species are found in deeper layers, more recent found in higher strata. Is there archaeological evidence for the flood? a. In 2006, a team claims that the ark had not landed on ararat, but on the peak of mount. Suleiman in iran: there is no good evidence for the existence of the flood or the ark. Red ochre, common historical component of paint. Mercuric sulfide, compoenet of artists red pigment. The shroud was a regular part of jewish burial tradition. If authentic, the cloth itself should be a style consistent with other shrouds 2000 y. a in the middle east.
