[meteorite-list] Frank Hibben

[Paul]

Grondine wrote:

>We've all been treated to Paul's version of Hibben's
>life. Here's another one:
>
> http://www.adamsguns.com/hibben.htm
>
>It scarcely looks like the same man.

First, it is revealing that this obituary is deafening in its 
silence about his Sandia Cave and other Paleo-Indian 
research. Like many obituaries, it can presents a 
sanitized version of a person’s life where unpleasant 
controversies are simply ignored as to avoid speaking 
unkindly of the deceased.

Finally, if Mr. Grondine reads what other people have
written about Dr. Hibben, he will find that he is quite
wrong about it being my “version” of Dr. Hibben as I
am simplying reporting what other people have 
written about him. For example, go see:

1. Preston, Douglas, 1995, The mystery of Sandia 
Cave. The New Yorker. vol. 71, pp. 66-72 (June 12, 1995)

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1995/06/12/1995_06_12_066_TNY_CARDS_000370188

2. News: History, Santa Fe / NM, Columns Trail dust, 
09/16/2006 - Sandia Cave significance mired in 
controversy" at;

http://www.freenewmexican.com/news/49330.html

Regardless of whether Sandia Cave was a hoax or not, 
which is still an open question, it was so badly excavated 
and documented that the only people, who regard his work 
there and his Sandia Culture as having any validity are 
fringe archaeologists such the Hindu creationist, Dr.
Micheal Cremo. 

Best Regards,

Paul H.





       
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