I think it's interesting that people put weight on whether or not a "scholar" thinks its a certain time or date. Who cares what a renowned academic thinks? What makes a person a scholar or expert? Should we listen to these people? In the end why does it matter what the date actually was?
Here is my challenge.
Find me one expert or scholar who thinks Neanderthals and Early Modern Humans are a race of man descended from Adam.
Until you do that Scholar, you are arguing over irrelevant and trivial matters.