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Email from Correspondent Robert Ward 17 July 2004 Dear Ian I don't know whether this is of any significance, but I thought it worth drawing to your attention just in case. In the Museum Of London there is a replica of a small wooden figure found at Rainham marshes. The thing is, the head is more or less identical to the one found at Jerf el-Ahmar, illustrated in Figure 10 of Genesis Unveiled; the shape of the face, nose, and mouth, even the eyes - one being different and slightly bigger than the other - is more or less exactly the same. The museum one does have a body, very simple with no arms, straight peg-like legs, and a large perfectly round hole where the genitals should be. There is nothing in the accompanying information to suggest which period it is from, but the origins and purpose of the figure are attributed to Scandinavia and the cult of Odin. As I say, I don't know if this of any significance, or of any interest to you. I just thought it worth mentioning. I would be interested to know why an antediluvian artefact found in the Middle East also turns up on Rainham Marshes. Could it be older than the museum thinks? By the way, not very far into the book as yet, but loving it. Your approach on the basis of the tenets of karma and reincarnation are of particular interest. Look forward to maybe hearing from you. Best wishes Robert Ward
Robert also adds the following in a separate email: I meant to mention that the museum item is a replica, that the original was carved in Scots Pine, and to stress that this really is EXACTLY the same face as the one illustrated in your book. If you do get into the M of L, it's in the very first section 'London Before London'. |