by Fred Moleck
Archeological Discoveries
In last week’s news there was an astonishing announcement about the discovery of a new species of humans on the other side of the planet.
The paleontological evidence shows that this species stood about three feet. My conjecture is that they could very well be the parental source of the Hobbits.
Now . . . that would be a discovery. If that would be true, can Middle Earth be far away?
I am always amazed over the large amount of information that is gleaned from an archeological site.
For example, there are the remains of a giant rat, giant lizards, and pygmy elephants that made up the little people’s world. The wonders of science baffle me.
My amazement then triggers the part of my brain labeled “What If?”
What if . . . 13,000 years from now archeological diggers in an area in the mid-northern part of North America near one of the lakes that was part of a cluster of five large lakes discovered the remnants of a civilization buried under a twenty-foot layer of decomposed strata?
Some of better preserved chunks of the strata bore unusual markings.
Further research would indicate that these strange markings were part of a sound-symbol system that caused the inhabitants of this area to utter vocal noises at various pitch levels.
Apparently, these utterances excited some type of body movement. Some of the fragments bearing the inscriptions miraculously have remained intact after 13,000 years.
An example:
P R O C E S S I O A L H Y N
P L E A E I N G A L V E R S S
Experts in language codes are still trying to piece together another object of what seems to have been an important cultic symbol to this civilization.
It appears that the fragment is not a fragment, but some type of totem that was central to the people who occupied this settlement.
Large letters in a color of faded red proclaim boldly
G I A P U B L I C A T I O N S , I N C .
Very near this totem structure is another area of strata of circular objects which are pierced by small round holes.
The paleontologists are still working on how these object might have been used in the cultic exercises.
Because of their smaller size, one expert thought that it these are examples of an object that was passed from individual to individual as part of a ritual of commitment to whatever lofty alternative worldview the inhabitants lived by.
Another theory is that these were toys. The shape of these circular disks looks remarkably similar to other excavations of playing fields that date to ancient times.
The scrawlings on the remnants of the buildings during this time period—perhaps in the 2000–3000 time period—illustrate larger circular discs being tossed from player to player.
The circular discs which are in question are considerably smaller. One could assume that the players with these discs were also shorter—little people, if you will—and the size of the disc was determined by the size of the player.
(Please turn off the “What If” division of this week’s TableTalk.)
Who knows? Perhaps this TableTalk column will be part of another archeological site 13,000 years from now. I’m refraining from turning on the “What If” button again.
You can reach Fred Moleck via email at fmoleck@earthlink.net