RE: Human Hobbit
Hi Patsy,
I'm willing to be open-minded, that it may not be a new species. But how would Flores people know of a virus outbreak 16,000 years ago, hm?
V xxx
RE: Human Hobbit
I missed much of it andhave no video either, but no doubt it will be repeated - Horizon progs often are.
Here's a BBC link which may be helpful - I see one page has been added since I looked last night.
[link= http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=allbbc&go=homepage&q=human+hobbit+horizon&x=35&y=9 ]http://www.bbc.co.uk/cgi-bin/search/results.pl?tab=allbbc&go=homepage&q=human+hobbit+horizon&x=35&y=9[/link]
Laura.
RE: Human Hobbit
Hi Laura,
The link sums up pretty well the part I saw.
At the time, last year, both locals and a Western explorer were found who said they'd encountered the beings in the 20th century (I recall the Westerner didn't actually see them but discovered their footprints following him and found their cave). They appeared to be serious accounts and did not describe mere 'small humans' - so the mystery continues...
Nothing like a mystery, huh?
I can't help but be open-minded. A good friend of mine who is as serious and trustworthy as can be encountered a yeti in the 1970s. Hearing his terrifying tale, one can't but believe there are still strange things 'out there'!
V xxx
RE: Human Hobbit
I once saw a programme on TV about children who were born with a rare genetic deformity. As they grow up they don't develop normally leading to an unearthly appearance. I don't remember what it was called, but I seem to remember there only being about 20 people with this condition worldwide. According to the documentary, this might have been where the idea for Hobbits came from.
I'm not sure if this is quite what you're talking about, but interesting to mention anyway.