How Old Is Man?
The question of the first appearance of living things is of perennial interest, although tantalisingly uncertain. Pro fessor G. Frederick \\ right, says “Science Siftings,” has now estimated that life has probably existed on the earth for years, but that it cannot possibly have begun as long ago as 50.000,001) years. Man’s antiquity cannot, he says, be less than 10.000 yeai*» while it m»“d not be more than 15,000. The evidence that man appeared in Tertiary time is regarded by our authority us very doubtful, and the Post -I ert ia ry a«»e Inis been a relatively short period, while the known facts of human development can be amply accounted for by 8000 years of time before the historic record began.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 21, 21 May 1913, Page 37
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124How Old Is Man? New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLIX, Issue 21, 21 May 1913, Page 37
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