Ancient remains proof of the fey?You've probably already read the story about the tiny remains dubbed "hobbits", which are being considered as a seperate species from homo sapiens. That is still pretty controversial - it has been suggested they are simply humans of small stature, or victims of disease of some sort that caused their small size. Now yet another discovery has been made on the island of Palau. The Ancient Bones of Small Humans located in a cave in Palau seem to be a group of people who would have been only 3 or 4 feet tall, with "no chins, large teeth, and a small brain" - which would be similar to the "hobbit" discovered earlier. More research remains to be done with some scientists claiming this is just the wonder of human diversity, and others claiming this is a seperate species of human, and still others saying it must be the result of disease. National Geographic, bless 'em, are really keeping up on this subject, so if you are interested, I'd suggest you keep an eye on their website and/or sign up for their newsletters. Myself? The fey themselves tell me they are mostly made up of magic - which doesn't leave fossils. Then again, some of the little people could be the children of fey folk and human interaction. There are also so many stories of "little folk" that seem to be based on actual accountings of groups of small people who live quietly in the forest, and who practice a nature based spirituality and lifestyle which could surely pass as magic. After all, Arther C. Clarke (may he R.I.P.) told us that any sufficently advanced technology appears to be magic. Imagine a people who are just a bit advanced from ourselves, who have learned to manipulate the fabric of space and time (recommended reading: The Art of Redemption by Stuart Wilde), and who being spiritually advanced beings, chose to remain in this world at least partially so that they could help us bumbling beasts or protect a specially magical forest or spring. Myself, I don't find believing in all three scenarios to be at all mutually exclusive. I guess I am not astounded by the range of variation in the human species - or others ;) Posted: Friday 21st March 2008, 3:45 PM |
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