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From: Michael Christol <mchristo@mindspring.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 10:32:07 -0600
Fwd Date: Sun, 08 Feb 1998 14:47:23 -0500
Subject: Re: Archeologists & UFOs [was: 'UFO Sphere/Orb...]

>Date: Sat, 07 Feb 1998 13:46:40 -0800
>From: Skye Turell <turel33@west.net>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: Re: 'UFO Sphere/Orb' over Brooklyn, NY

>> Date: Fri, 6 Feb 1998 14:58:06 +0000
>> To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>> From: u9501676@bournemouth.ac.uk (Simon Cleggett)
>> Subject: Re: UFO UpDate: 'UFO Sphere/Orb' over Brooklyn, NY

><snip>

>> Many
>> publications show pictures of circular anomolies on the ground
>> (not crop circles) and interpret them as evidence of alien
>> landings.I would suggest that at least 99% of these are simply
>> archaeological features dating to no later than the late
>> Iron-Age.

>I have seen these "swirls" in a backyard in the Los Angeles area
>(at least I assume these are what you are referring to).  They
>were brand new and looked very much like the pictures associated
>with the Billy Meier case.  These swirls appeared the night that
>the inhabitants in the house saw a lot of red light filtering in
>from the backyard.

>> Why are archaeologists excluded from the scientific study of
>> ufology?

>They aren't. They may be excluding themselves, but that's a different
>idea. ;-)

>> I am interested in the role of sightings in antiquity and whether
>> prehistoric man was influenced temporaly/spiritually by the
>> phenomenon. Cave art and contemporary carvings seem to be devoid
>> of any depictions of such encounters.

>Cave art shows many examples of modern day-style Greys and other
>nonhuman forms.  John Carpenter has assembled a lecture on this
>subject and you can hear him discuss this briefly as part of his
>interview now available via Netshow at:

>http://www.forums.msn.com/UFO/

I edited this address...you origionally left out the "//" in your
origional message and it could not find this address.

REgards, Mike