Nephilim

[Obie]

I've been reading on the internet about the Nephilm. Does anyone have any PL memories of being around these creatures? I wouldnt have believed in their existence until I saw pictures of their large skulls that scientists had found.

 

[BriarRose]

That's a complicated and fascinating subject. Where did you find photos of the skulls, Obie? The preacher, Cotton Mather, talked about fossilized remains, a few centuries ago.

 

[Obie]

http://www.infowars.com/dna-results-for-the-nephilim-skulls-in-peru-are-in-and-the-results-are-absolutely-shocking/

Theres a lot of stuff that comes up when I google. My computer is jsut slow for now.

 

[BriarRose]

Thank you, I will look!

 

[Eevee]

Such anomalies interest me also, but who knows in a few years scientists can figure it all out. There is so much in this world still to uncover.


I don't have any memories of living alongside such creatures.

 

[tanguerra]

I suspect that this is not actually another 'species' or anything like that, but a result of skull elongation.


People still practice it today in some parts of the world. They start at infancy, wrapping a baby's head tightly while the skull is still quite soft. They consider elongated skulls more attractive and aristocratic. It's an odd custom to our eyes, but there isn't anything supernatural about it as far as I know. It's a 'fashion statement', similar to people who elongate their necks, bind their feet, tattoo their bodies, make holes in their ear lobes and so on.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cranial_deformation

Artificial cranial deformation, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is intentionally deformed. It is done by distorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying force. Flat shapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood), rounded ones (binding in cloth) and conical ones are among those chosen. It is typically carried out on an infant, as the skull is most pliable at this time. In a typical case, headbinding begins approximately a month after birth and continues for about six months....

I had a bit of a look at web pages on 'Nephilim' - an alleged 'giant' species, but it all looks a bit hoaxy to me. I suspect if such archelogical finds were bona fide, they would be big news around the world, not confined to a few dubious looking web sites. Still, you never know I guess.