Paul I understood that tektites were small (tiny, microscopic) spheres of melted silicate, resettled on earth, from cosmic impacts. Robin Day Canada Paul Kekai...
Robin, the tektites I'm referring to are much larger. They were often refashioned into amulets or even small tools. There are two major theories on the origin...
"Volcanic ejecta from the moon." That was new to me. Ya, I expected they would come in various sizes. SE Asia is supposed to have quite a large tektite field I...
... they would come in various sizes. SE Asia is supposed to have quite a large tektite field I recall. ... Yes, the Australasian Strewn Field, Southeast Asia...
At 800,000 years old the tektites must be eroding out in the Philippine river cuts. The moon has not had active volcanoes for a long time. Perhaps they are...
At 800,000 years old the tektites must be eroding out in the Philippine river cuts. The moon has not had active volcanoes for a long time. Perhaps they are...
Note: forwarded message attached. ... Ask a question on any topic and get answers from real people. Go to Yahoo! Answers. Hi Robin, Below is what I wrote (you...
Hi Robin, I believe the Enoshima myth may be a rejuvenation of the older Saraswati and for that matter Ocean of Milk themes that occurred during highly unusual...
A new DNA study from China suggests, among other things, that the ancient Liangzhu Culture <http://sambali.blogspot.com/2006_10_25_archive.html> of the...
* 22:00 13 August 2007 * NewScientist.com news service * Emma Young, Sydney [Aerial photos of remnants of Angkor settlement. Occupation mounds and ponds...
Paul and Robert Juhl: News from Bali Margery H. Freeman a correspondent in Bali has written me with the local name of the balawing pole freeman@... I...
Dear Robin: Thanks to you and Margery for the photo of penjor. In this photo one could imagine some resemblance to shooting stars or comets. Walking on a road...
... Those bamboo poles remind me of the salambao of the Philippines. The salambao is not decorative but is a type of fishing boat using long tensed bamboo...
A single origin gene for white rice was selected by early farmers and spread through introgression of the japonica type according to a new study. I write more...
I guess my point is that the balawing pole (and Penjor) were/are a religious (head display) pole made with plant material decorations. The Ainu are believed to...
Robin, my point about the salambao is that the tensed bamboo pole is quite a common feature found also in many types of Austronesian houses. I'm not so sure...
In Borneo the photos and text are conclusive. The poles were erected away from houses and suspended heads covered in shredded palm leaves as a sort of decor....
Robin, I've never felt the need to back away from anything as can be seen from my writings. However often there are misrepresentations. The very use of the...
Also, you're making the assumption that the Balinese or some people closely connected with them were "head-hunters." Is there any supporting evidence for this...
I saw a thin bamboo pole with a red cloth hanging from the top (Borneo, Iban), I more recently saw a Borneo (Punan?) totem pole - wood vertical log which had...
I think Toba was indeed destructive. I think the tools are a fluke, and would like to see more evidence. IIRC there was a bottleneck affecting humans, tigers,...
LB1 may be a H erectus but I think it's age of 12ka makes that unlikely. I view it as a refugee of the local population of very small Hs people that live...
Just some thinking, regarding ancient dugouts in Malay, head = kepala ship = kapal wood = kayu room = kamar is there an old Austric word for dugout canoe...
Was tin mined in Meluhha India? I've thought that Meluhha actually referred to Melaka/malacca Malaya, an ancient trading port, near where plenty of tin has...
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