12-22-2020, 09:10 AM
There seems to be some confusion as to how carbon-14 dating relates to the dating of the Easter Island statues. The technique is not applied directly to the stone, as others have correctly pointed out this would not be effective. Carbon-14 dating was used on samples of earth the were dug out if the ground and the organic (carbon containing) was analysed. They observed a significant drop in pollen at about 1000 years ago. The assumption is that this drop in pollen indicates deforestation and that was due to the timbers that would be required to quarry and transport the statues. There are valid questions about the accuracy of these dating methods, and I would not say they are definitive.
Carbon-14 dating is also used on charcoal/bones from excavated human settlements, the earliest of these range from 800-1200 AD, fairly inline with the deforestation timeline. Again, this only dates human settlement on the island, and not nessesarily the creation of the statues. The assumption is that the statues came along with the arrival ofthe Polynesians. This is supported by other anthropological evidence, with elements of Polynesian culture being featured in carvings on the statues.
In my opinion 60k years is too old for these statues. These statues are located in a windy, salty, and wet environment that is fairly condusive to erosion. I think if they have been there for that long the degredation would be more severe.
Either way I don't think it is very material if these statues are 60,000, 6000, or 600 years old (I think 600 is most likely). Ra has trouble with numbers sometimes. It has been a while since I have read the Ra Material (beginning a reread), but I do recall some instances of Ra having issues with the number of zeros in their numbers. I also recall that this was due to negative interference and/or the difficult of Ra communticating through Carla.
I had a quick search and found an exanple of this in session 63, where the number of wanderers is given as 600 million and is later revised to 60 million in the next session. This all follows a negative greetng in session 62.
I advise not to let these very rare "errors" make you question the validity of the whole text. The LOO is remarkably consistant, more consistant than any other spiritual text I have come across. If there is truth to be realised it is in this most solid and deep core, and not if the peripheral noise of a couple of extra zeros
Carbon-14 dating is also used on charcoal/bones from excavated human settlements, the earliest of these range from 800-1200 AD, fairly inline with the deforestation timeline. Again, this only dates human settlement on the island, and not nessesarily the creation of the statues. The assumption is that the statues came along with the arrival ofthe Polynesians. This is supported by other anthropological evidence, with elements of Polynesian culture being featured in carvings on the statues.
In my opinion 60k years is too old for these statues. These statues are located in a windy, salty, and wet environment that is fairly condusive to erosion. I think if they have been there for that long the degredation would be more severe.
Either way I don't think it is very material if these statues are 60,000, 6000, or 600 years old (I think 600 is most likely). Ra has trouble with numbers sometimes. It has been a while since I have read the Ra Material (beginning a reread), but I do recall some instances of Ra having issues with the number of zeros in their numbers. I also recall that this was due to negative interference and/or the difficult of Ra communticating through Carla.
I had a quick search and found an exanple of this in session 63, where the number of wanderers is given as 600 million and is later revised to 60 million in the next session. This all follows a negative greetng in session 62.
I advise not to let these very rare "errors" make you question the validity of the whole text. The LOO is remarkably consistant, more consistant than any other spiritual text I have come across. If there is truth to be realised it is in this most solid and deep core, and not if the peripheral noise of a couple of extra zeros
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