07 December 2010

The Mystery Revealed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_9261000/9261713.stm

Giant fossil bird found on 'hobbit' island of Flores

A giant marabou stork has been discovered on an island once home to human-like 'hobbits'.

Fossils of the bird were discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores, a place previously famed for the discovery of Homo floresiensis, a small hominin species closely related to modern humans. 

There is a certain Symmetry to this which is appealing: The Hard Facts so many base their Lives upon are nothing but myths and religious stories, but... Those Silly Things we were sure were nothing but entertaining children's tales turn out to be supported by science and archaeology:

 

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