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Tuesday, June 11, 2002 |
QUOTE OF THE DAY
"There are 7 sins in the world; wealth without work, pleasure without
conscience, knowledge without character, commerce without morality, science
without humanity, worship without sacrifice, & politics without principle."
- - Mahatma Gandhi
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Rhino here:
I recently video recorded a conference which brought together scientists who
have documented discoveries of skeletal remains of giants who used to live
in North America; and American Indian storytellers who are guardians of
their people's oral histories, that include years long interactions with
giants; human types 8 to 12 feet tall with large skulls and double rows of
teeth; just like the skeletal remains. The skeletal findings and the
scientific documentation thereof are proof that Native oral histories are
not, as scientists have claimed, "just mythology". The work of Vine Deloria,
Jr., such as his book, "Red Earth, White Lies : Native Americans and the
Myth of Scientific Fact" focuses on the folly of discounting the oral
traditions of the Indigenous people of the world. Because within those ways,
are likely answers to some important dilemmas.
7:42:31 AM
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Thu Jun 6, 1:32 PM ET
By JILL BARTON, Associated Press Writer
ORTONA, Fla. (AP) - Archaeologists said Thursday they have discovered the
longest and oldest canals ever found in North America, a sophisticated
system of channels dug by Indians with wood and shell tools 1,800 years ago.
The ancient canal system was discovered along with a sacred pond in this
rural community near Lake Okeechobee in southern Florida.
The two canals, seven miles in length altogether, represent the longest and
oldest canals in North America and show evidence of greater complexity in
native American society than previously suspected, said Robert S. Carr of
the Archaeological and Historical Conservancy.
The canals were used for fishing and for transportation around rapids that
used to exist in the Caloosahatchee River, which runs from the lake to the
Gulf of Mexico at Fort Myers in southwestern Florida, archaeologists said.
Carr estimated that hundreds of Indians lived in this area and used tools of
wood and shell to dig out millions of yards of sand and soil.
"This suggests one level of technological achievement that really has never
been honored before," Carr said.
Previously archaeologists believed the canals were hundreds of years more
recent.
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7:40:13 AM
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© Copyright 2005 Gary Rhine.
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