Yes, the date is 300 B.C. It is probably entered the way it is to aid in chronological sorting. But that is just my guess.
peter -----Original Message----- From: Michael Gilmer [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:41 PM To: Peter Scherff Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Bizarre Fall Date in Met Bulletin Hi Peter, So I take it the -300 means 300BC? I wonder why they just didn't put that in the bulletin? I figured that's what it meant, but I wasn't 100% sure. Thanks and clear skies, MikeG ......................................................... Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) Member of the Meteoritical Society. Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and http://www.glassthrower.com .......................................................... --- On Sat, 1/17/09, Peter Scherff <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Peter Scherff <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [meteorite-list] Bizarre Fall Date in Met Bulletin > To: [email protected] > Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009, 10:29 PM > Hi, > > According to what I have read the date is correct. > "22 rounded > bead-like objects of strongly oxidized meteoritic iron were > found in an > Indian burial mound. The material was worked by Indians of > the Hopewellian > culture into a number of ornamental beads, R.M.Grogan, > American Antiquity, > 1948, 13, p.302" > > Thanks, > > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Michael > Gilmer > Sent: Saturday, January 17, 2009 11:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [meteorite-list] Bizarre Fall Date in Met Bulletin > > According to the online Met Bulletin, Havana Illinois > (Iron, IAB complex), > was found in the year "-300". > > I am currently researching falls in Illinois and Florida, > and I ran > across this goofy typographical error. Or is there some > other reason > for this oddball date? > > http://tin.er.usgs.gov/meteor/metbull.php?code=11857 > > Regards and clear skies, > > MikeG > > > ......................................................... > Michael Gilmer (Louisiana, USA) > Member of the Meteoritical Society. > Member of the Bayou Region Stargazers Network. > Websites - http://www.galactic-stone.com and > http://www.glassthrower.com > .......................................................... > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > http://www.meteoritecentral.com > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ http://www.meteoritecentral.com Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
