The dawn of civilization

[T0 Th3 M4X]

At work.

Even if I did say "written word", I certainly never asserted a date.  If you feel I did, please provide the post #, and I will gladly apologize and retract my statement.  But I'm certain I never dated anything 6000 years old, on the basis I don't believe that as being likely, so it wouldn't make sense for me to proclaim such a thing.  So no chance of me even whoppsying it into a post.  Regardless, it's still independent of his assertion.

I know there are archeologists and anthropologists who attempt to date things, but in most cases they can come up with a rough estimate at best.  Of course some events are easier to approximate than others.

As far as your question about having a "high metric", can you maybe clarify what you are looking for.  High metric in regard to what?  I'm not trying to dodge it but rather answer it more thoughtfully in the context in which you are attempting to ask it.

Okay.

So... We are both happy with acknowledging that there are other ways beyond the written word to store and transfer knowledge.

We are both happy with acknowledging that professionals in their fields have good and robust methods for working out the dates of things happening in said feilds.

I am completely unaware of what you're reffering to with the 6000 number.

I thought I read 6000 years somewhere.  Maybe it was from another post somewhere or it could just be my head getting frazzled.  It's after midnight here.  Anyway, please disregard.

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The 6000 years was from Bucky's post.  Sorry about that.  Again, after midnight and my mind is getting frazzled.  Don't get me wet after midnight either, or the results will be even worse.