Mysterious Giant Human Remains Found In Fiji

Times Of India ^ | 7-14-2002

[blam]

A 6' 2" skeleton in this area would be considered large but, a 'giant?'

On the other hand, there is a New Zealand archaeologist who claims to have found ancient Celtic structures on NZ.

[BrooklynGOP]

Measuring 1.9 m, the body is unusually large considering its age and origin.

Well, its 3,000 a year old.

[Dog Gone]

"These cowboy archaeologists, a bit like parachute journalists, are allowed such field trips but by law, if they were find something as significant as a skeleton, especially of the suspected period of existence, the Museum must be informed," the senior official said.

This official sounds like a snot, but I like the term, "parachute journalist."

I don't know what it means, but I like it.

[Restorer]

Parachute journalists are those who fly into a trouble spot and immediately upon arrival begin pontificating to the home audience as if they are experts on the local situation. Dan Rather and Geraldo are classic examples.

[blam]

Ancient Celtic New Zealand

[elbucko]

which includes a skull bearing strange holes drilled into its cheekbones,...

Are they sure it's not Jimmy Hoffa?

[Dog Gone]

Thanks for the explanation. I hereby offer to pack their chutes.

[blam]

Phoenicians In Australia?

[TADSLOS]

Well, its 3,000 a year old.

"Shrinkage, Jerry...."

[elbucko]

"These cowboy archaeologists,..

As a former "cowboy" during my summers, and still a horse owner, "Ah don't thank ah like the sound o' them association o' words, Pardner!" If one has ever been around a real "cowboy", they are very competent in many things. More so than many professionals these days, and more honest.

[Restorer]

Among several factual errors in the article you linked.

I've never heard anybody say that the Vikings had a compass before.

Thor Heyerdahl sailed a balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia, not a reed boat.

There is excellent evidence the Phoenicians at least once sailed all the way around Africe, from Egypt down the Red Sea, returning through the Strait of Gibraltar.

Methinks the article was written by someone with little historical knowledge.

[Paul Atreides]

[genefromjersey]

Oh...they call it thet ol' Fiji Dew
An' them what refuse it are few-
You'll feel lak a giant
Whin they feed you a pint
Of thet good ol' Fiji Dew !!

[genefromjersey]

Dunno 'bot the Celtics, but the Australian dingo is supposed to be closely related to domesticated African dogs.

Attributing harbors to Phoenicians in this neck of the woods seems a mite far-fetched, and ignores the fact people were sailing pretty routinely from China to California-long before Europeans " discovered " the Pacific.

[Tijeras_Slim]

Nothing to it, the FIJI House at my college was all football players.

[blam]

Dixie Dingo

[Tijeras_Slim]

Almost as cool as Basenjis.

[SubMareener]

WOW! Those Celts really got around!

[RightWhale]

Vikings had a compass before

Vikings had everything everybody else had. If it wasn't nailed down. And sometimes even if it was.

[leilani]

"Thor Heyerdahl sailed a balsa raft from Peru to Polynesia, not a reed boat." You know that, but that isn't what Heyerdahl,Inc & their friends at PBS have been promoting to the public for fifty years, so give the guy a break on this one.We all grew up on the (bogus, we now know) image of the Kon Tiki as authentic (& without the refrigeration below decks & Lloyd's of London insurance above deck). Better to leave us our silly childhood fantasies, I think.