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A HISTORICAL LIE: THE STONE AGE

Discoveries during excavations in the Blombos Caves on the coast of
South Africa once again overturned the scenario of human evolution. The
Daily Telegraph covered the story under the headline "Stone Age Man
Wasn't So Dumb." Various newspapers and magazines also carried the story,
stating that theories about prehistoric man need to be completely changed.
For example, BBC News reported that, "Scientists say the discovery shows
that modern ways of thinking developed far earlier than we think." 13
Found in the Blombos caves were pieces of ochre dating back 80-
100,000 years. It was conjectured that they were used for painting the body
and in other works of art. Prior to this discovery, scientists had suggested that
evidence of the human capacity for thought, understanding and production
had emerged 35,000 years ago at the earliest. These new findings totally de-
molished that supposition. People of that time, whom evolutionists had de-
scribed as primitive and even as semi-apes, possessed the ability to
understand and produce, just like present-day hu-
mans.

The beads and various decorative objects shown above were found in the Blombos Caves.
They reveal that the people of the time had an understanding of art and took delight in beauty
and attractive things. These cannot have been the products of supposedly primitive beings.

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