Academia uses biased dating methods influenced by Bible. The 'DiCaprio dating' system confuses minimum with maximum dates Archaeologists date to the youngest spectrum possible 19th century scholars pushed a 6,000-year date based on Bible calculations
Some researchers argue archaeological dating methods have存在的问题 — Göbekli Tepe was dated to the Pre-Pottery Neolithic (c. 9500–8000 BCE) using radiocarbon dating, which confirmed earlier suspicions of its great age. The debate over dating methodologies continues within the field.
Key Facts
- The 'DiCaprio dating' system confuses minimum with maximum dates
- Archaeologists date to the youngest spectrum possible
- 19th century scholars pushed a 6,000-year date based on Bible calculations
- Göbekli Tepe was only accepted as 9,000 years old after carbon dating became available
- If discovered 20 years earlier, it would not have been attributed to its current age
- Carbon dating is rarely done on old structures due to funding priorities
Related site: Göbekli Tepe — view location, images, and history on the Ancient Nerds map.
Source: Ep. 8 - The Shaman and the Philosopher - One-Eyed Giant by Institute for Natural Philosophy