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A Toy for the Afterlife?

Prehistoric child is discovered buried with ‘toy hedgehog’ at Stonehenge

This toy hedgehog, found in a child’s grave at Stonehenge, is proof of what we have always known – children have always loved to play.

The chalk figurine was probably a favourite possession of the three year old, and placed next to the child when they died in the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age, around 3,000 years ago.

Toy hedgehog

Archaeologists who discovered the grave, where the child was laying on his or her side, believe the toy – perhaps placed there by a doting father – is the earliest known depiction of a hedgehog in British history. [Read the rest at the DailyMail.]

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Ancient earth walkers…

My gut has always told me that civilization has been around a lot longer than we suppose, so I am excited whenever folks discover anything that dates to older than we ever imagined.

Oldest Footprints on Earth Found?

The oldest-known tracks of a creature apparently using legs have been discovered in rock dated to 570 million years ago in what was once a shallow sea in Nevada.

Scientists think land beasts evolved from ancient creatures that left the sea and evolved lungs and legs.

If the new finding is real — the discoverer says it will fuel skepticism — it pushes the advent of walking back 30 million years earlier than any previous solid finding.

The aquatic creature left its “footprints” as two parallel rows of small dots, each about 2 millimeters in diameter.

[Read the complete article at FoxNews.]

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Anunnaki

What do nibiru (planet x) and ancient Sumerian myth have in common? The Anunnaki: “Those who from Heaven came to Earth”…

What are the mysterious origins of our species and what is our true history? Is this sort of alien creationism stuff just adding to the fundamentalist beliefs used to discredit scientific theories of evolution and Darwinism? Are we actually evolved from extraterrestrials? Are there other cultures in the galaxy that have influenced our earthly cultures or who could possibly be our ancestors?

Who are the “gods” and angels of our ancient myths and religions?

Please feel free to comment on these questions and the video, below.

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