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Re:Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but changed Earth... by lacker on Friday September 07, 2018 @12:50PM (#17935754)
He is a historian, not a scientist. I don't think there is a good way to analyze the past scientifically, because you can't run experiments.
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Re:Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but changed Earth... by imh on Friday September 07, 2018 @10:42PM (#17939099)
A huge number of scientists analyze the past scientifically. Between dinosaurs dying, creatures evolving, continents shifting, planets forming, climates changing, and the universe beginning, we analyze a ton of the past scientifically.
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Re:Ancient farmers spared us from glaciers but changed Earth... by abugheratwork on Friday September 07, 2018 @05:07PM (#17937645)
Any dig for old stuff or old bones is an experiment, which will strengthen or weaken, at a minimum, the hypothesis that stuff is at or near that spot.
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