Originally posted by Hanslune

Originally posted by Blue Shift
The sneaky return of catastrophism (modified), spurred on by increased understanding and awareness of potential meteor/asteroid impacts, sea level changes created by rapid climate change, and tsunamis caused by crustal shifts.

Yes, punctuated castatrophism??? The thought you have above does have a name I believe - I'm sure one of the smart people here will come up with it.

You're probably thinking of "punctuated equilibrium," a theory Stephen Gould put forward about catastrophism and its effects on the evolution of species.

As far a rewriting history books, there's a thread here about the bronze "buckle" found in Alaska.

Not really confirmed yet, but I think that one has potential.

I realize you already said "peopling of the Americas," but this is more like the Viking thing than the PreClovis thing.

Anyway, it's one that should have been "kept hidden" from us, according to the fringe.

Harte

Originally posted by Hanslune
Technically archaeology is:

The study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts.

While paleontology is

The study of the forms of life existing in prehistoric or geologic times, as represented by the fossils of plants, animals, and other organisms.

However they overlap at times

"Overlap?"

Yes, like the Neandertals and the H. Sapiens, sometimes a little cross-breeding can occur (on a very cold and lonely - and very dark - night.)

This results in a hybrid child, with the worst characteristics of each parent.

They're called PaleoAnthropologists.

Please accept my Paleoanthropology.

Harte