I spent my childhood years in country Western Australia, a very dry environment, and I know that I'm more sensitive to the smell of water than most people I know
I do find it fascinating that mystical little people are a world wide phenomena. One such as the Spanish dewendy. Much like the others, they are playful and mischievous. The dewendy love Mariachi bands and flaminco dancers, drinking alcohol all night and play tricks on the domoavaceras( Spanish horsemen). To curse the dewendy for a broken cinch or bridle could bring more ire from the little people. It appears this belief is continuous in Spain for at least the last 3,000 years that the Andulusian horses have been bred there. Predating Christianity and Islam, that warred back and forth in Iberia. The conquestadors brought the dewendy to the new world. And survives in Latin America. Often associated with the chupacabra. Yet today Iberian horsemen have a respectful veiw of the mischievous but fun loving little people.
It seems so odd to see the bones on sticks. I hate to say it, but they make me think of shish-kebab. The Chincha couldn’t have been cannabils, right? Or the Spaniards for that matter.
Enjoyed very much. I recommend "Fairy and Folk Tales", by William Butler Yeats. His face to face interactions with living Gaelic believers was fantastic. Particularly Biddy Early.
Amazing. Good sluthing. A Tunguska event. Very believable. It does make one wonder if there were other similar events elsewhere in ancient times on earth.
I know this is just artistic license, but big browed, thick facial features, muscular, and very hairy? Why not show them with tails also? We all do have a genetic memory. We still today have a fascination with caves and fire pitts. Our most ancient ancestors simply left so little evidence, that we must really guess at much of our questions. One thing that is obvious is they didn't need any stinking computer to figure out what smoke does.. LOL
Thanks for the article. Calling this ancient game Golf though, is nothing more than an attempt to whitewash history. It's clearly not Golf, but a unique game developed in China and it should be called by its original name.
Calling it Golf, detracts from the game of Golf and the accomplishment of the original Chinese investors who developed the game.
NAGPRA may seem like it’s correct from a moral/traditional point-of-view, but it may also have turned out to be a perfect excuse for the Smithsonian to get rid of a lot of troublesome remains. Although, that may have been part of the reason as well. If only half of the reported giant remains supposedly sent there had still existed, there would have been a huge sample for testing. Just imagine the wealth of information that might have been obtained. I would be willing to bet that somewhere within the bowels of that institution there are still bones that could be tested.
I do believe that the behavior of “scientists” past and present who refuse to deviate from accepted dogma has cast a dark cloud over learning and critical thinking. If so-called “experts” tell us that a thing cannot be because it doesn’t fit or won’t change their story or revise a book when proven wrong people no longer trust their opinions and begin to refuse to believe them. Anybody else see that happening today?
This was the situation in all cities everwhere before the mid-19th century. Paris, for example, was the centre of the French tanning industry in the 15th century. That city alone was dumping the carcasses of hundreds of thousands of animals a week into the Seine River, plus the chemical residues from the hundreds of fullering businesses. That’s not to mention the herds of livestock driven daily into the city and the household wastes of a population of about 150,000 in 1500.
All too often people have a romantic, idealized notion of what life was like in pre-industrial times. Truth was, they were filthy, disease-ridden, violent and short. Typical affluent life expectancy was much less than 40.
And it was coal and oil which put an end to this cycle of premature death, disease and misery.
That´s actually quite interesting. So it might be just some ambiguous translation or interpretation from Old English. I´m still wondering if Excalibur was the Sword in the Stone or not, although I´m inclined to thing it wasn´t.
Reviewing earlier comments;- A theory was proposed correlating planetary motion with terrestrial evolution. The basic motion of the planets all moving slowly towards the sun on a logical organic planetary life-cycle, gives a discovery for terrestrial evolution. Life growing and expressing itself to a maximum size at a mid point through the goldilocks zone and then a reduction in size as we warm and get closer to the sun as described in earlier comments. To support this theory an astronomy expert has produced a model titled "the cosmic drag theory" mathematical and physics calculations support this planetary motion model of which terrestrial evolution also offers supporting evidence.
I challenge the concept that 10-15,000 troops were a "small" army for the early 8thC. Actually, it was a rather large army for its time, especially one that had been transported across the sea. The Great Heathen Army of Vikings that attacked England two centuries later was a similar size, and typical armies of the time ranged from 3-5,000 troops. I think that the author hasn't recognised that some battles, such as the battle of Tours, had larger amounts, but these tended to be alliances formed from differing early medieval States.
I'm impressed with your ground work. However, I'm sure you've described a process, but not necessarily an actual individual. In fact, the latest thinking is that the neolithic monument building movement originated in Orkney, 3,200 to 3,000 bc, then gradually moved onto the British mainland. Interestingly, the temple at Ness of Brogdar appears to have been ritually closed down around 2,200 bc.
I’ll admit that the similarities are intriguing but I can’t buy the single genius concept. I would be more likely to believe that some rather large group (Druid Shaman/Priests for instance) designed and copied over many generations. To have that concept/design copied 71 times would require some powerful means of enforcing adherence to the “blueprint”. Could he/she/they have been from Scotland? Sure, that’s probably as likely as anywhere.
It sure seems it's the same phenomena obseved many times. However it may well be multiple different phenomena. Obviously though somethings defy current understanding. We just aren't as smart or advanced as we'de like to believe.
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I spent my childhood years in country Western Australia, a very dry environment, and I know that I'm more sensitive to the smell of water than most people I know
I do find it fascinating that mystical little people are a world wide phenomena. One such as the Spanish dewendy. Much like the others, they are playful and mischievous. The dewendy love Mariachi bands and flaminco dancers, drinking alcohol all night and play tricks on the domoavaceras( Spanish horsemen). To curse the dewendy for a broken cinch or bridle could bring more ire from the little people. It appears this belief is continuous in Spain for at least the last 3,000 years that the Andulusian horses have been bred there. Predating Christianity and Islam, that warred back and forth in Iberia. The conquestadors brought the dewendy to the new world. And survives in Latin America. Often associated with the chupacabra. Yet today Iberian horsemen have a respectful veiw of the mischievous but fun loving little people.
It seems so odd to see the bones on sticks. I hate to say it, but they make me think of shish-kebab. The Chincha couldn’t have been cannabils, right? Or the Spaniards for that matter.
Enjoyed very much. I recommend "Fairy and Folk Tales", by William Butler Yeats. His face to face interactions with living Gaelic believers was fantastic. Particularly Biddy Early.
Amazing. Good sluthing. A Tunguska event. Very believable. It does make one wonder if there were other similar events elsewhere in ancient times on earth.
A fascinating article. Finally, we have an idea about what happened to this amazing culture. Thank you for this article.
I know this is just artistic license, but big browed, thick facial features, muscular, and very hairy? Why not show them with tails also? We all do have a genetic memory. We still today have a fascination with caves and fire pitts. Our most ancient ancestors simply left so little evidence, that we must really guess at much of our questions. One thing that is obvious is they didn't need any stinking computer to figure out what smoke does.. LOL
Thanks for the article. Calling this ancient game Golf though, is nothing more than an attempt to whitewash history. It's clearly not Golf, but a unique game developed in China and it should be called by its original name.
Calling it Golf, detracts from the game of Golf and the accomplishment of the original Chinese investors who developed the game.
NAGPRA may seem like it’s correct from a moral/traditional point-of-view, but it may also have turned out to be a perfect excuse for the Smithsonian to get rid of a lot of troublesome remains. Although, that may have been part of the reason as well. If only half of the reported giant remains supposedly sent there had still existed, there would have been a huge sample for testing. Just imagine the wealth of information that might have been obtained. I would be willing to bet that somewhere within the bowels of that institution there are still bones that could be tested.
I do believe that the behavior of “scientists” past and present who refuse to deviate from accepted dogma has cast a dark cloud over learning and critical thinking. If so-called “experts” tell us that a thing cannot be because it doesn’t fit or won’t change their story or revise a book when proven wrong people no longer trust their opinions and begin to refuse to believe them. Anybody else see that happening today?
I think a better reason for adopting meat in the diet is the use of fire. Much easier to eat cooked meat!
This was the situation in all cities everwhere before the mid-19th century. Paris, for example, was the centre of the French tanning industry in the 15th century. That city alone was dumping the carcasses of hundreds of thousands of animals a week into the Seine River, plus the chemical residues from the hundreds of fullering businesses. That’s not to mention the herds of livestock driven daily into the city and the household wastes of a population of about 150,000 in 1500.
All too often people have a romantic, idealized notion of what life was like in pre-industrial times. Truth was, they were filthy, disease-ridden, violent and short. Typical affluent life expectancy was much less than 40.
And it was coal and oil which put an end to this cycle of premature death, disease and misery.
That´s actually quite interesting. So it might be just some ambiguous translation or interpretation from Old English. I´m still wondering if Excalibur was the Sword in the Stone or not, although I´m inclined to thing it wasn´t.
I would love to ba a part of those digs if anyone knows who I could contact when the time comes!
Reviewing earlier comments;- A theory was proposed correlating planetary motion with terrestrial evolution. The basic motion of the planets all moving slowly towards the sun on a logical organic planetary life-cycle, gives a discovery for terrestrial evolution. Life growing and expressing itself to a maximum size at a mid point through the goldilocks zone and then a reduction in size as we warm and get closer to the sun as described in earlier comments.
To support this theory an astronomy expert has produced a model titled "the cosmic drag theory" mathematical and physics calculations support this planetary motion model of which terrestrial evolution also offers supporting evidence.
I challenge the concept that 10-15,000 troops were a "small" army for the early 8thC. Actually, it was a rather large army for its time, especially one that had been transported across the sea. The Great Heathen Army of Vikings that attacked England two centuries later was a similar size, and typical armies of the time ranged from 3-5,000 troops. I think that the author hasn't recognised that some battles, such as the battle of Tours, had larger amounts, but these tended to be alliances formed from differing early medieval States.
I'm impressed with your ground work. However, I'm sure you've described a process, but not necessarily an actual individual. In fact, the latest thinking is that the neolithic monument building movement originated in Orkney, 3,200 to 3,000 bc, then gradually moved onto the British mainland. Interestingly, the temple at Ness of Brogdar appears to have been ritually closed down around 2,200 bc.
I’ll admit that the similarities are intriguing but I can’t buy the single genius concept. I would be more likely to believe that some rather large group (Druid Shaman/Priests for instance) designed and copied over many generations. To have that concept/design copied 71 times would require some powerful means of enforcing adherence to the “blueprint”. Could he/she/they have been from Scotland? Sure, that’s probably as likely as anywhere.
It sure seems it's the same phenomena obseved many times. However it may well be multiple different phenomena. Obviously though somethings defy current understanding. We just aren't as smart or advanced as we'de like to believe.
Very interesting.
I heard a story about it when I was young, as a relative had witnessed it.
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