More on Kostenki: How Old is that Tephra?
More on Kostenki: How Old is that Tephra? Tuesday January 16, 2007#spacer{clear:left}#abc #sidebar{margin-top:1.5em}zSB(3,3)John Hoffecker replies to John Hawks The archaeological site of Kostenki, Russia, was reported in Science magazine on January 12, 2007, and a brief article on it appeared here. Kostenki contains evidence for the arrival of Early Modern Humans in eastern Europe at the same time or slightly before EMH appeared first in the rest of Europe. Popular science blogger John Hawks responded to the Science article, expressing doubt about the dating of the occupation layers. In the following contribution, one of the co-authors of the original Kostenki paper, John F. Hoffecker of the University of Colorado at Boulder, responds to Hawks’ comments. The Middle/Upper Paleolithic Transition in Europe at Kostenki
