“Archaeology team finds 9,000-year-old artifacts in NewBo [Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA] neighborhood” declares an article from a recent edition of The Gazette. According to the Bible, there was no death or bloodshed of nephesh chayyāh life before Adam and Eve sinned. But what of claims of civilizations that, according to the biblical timeline, would pre-date the Flood?

By Gavin Cox
Originally published November 2018

Links and show notes

Archeologist confirms creation and the Bible

The ice-age reinforcement syndrome

How does Göbekli Tepe fit with biblical history?

Tree ring dating (dendrochronology)

What about the ‘Stone Age’?

Carbon dating into the future

Perspectives on ancient chronology and the Old Testament: Part 1 & Part 2

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