Thursday, July 27, 2006

Stegosaurus on Cambodian Temple


I’ve always been a big fan of anomalies because they provide a little glimpse into a Universe that we know so little about. And yet delude ourselves into thinking we know a lot about. I mean, why is an image of a stegosaurus carved into a Cambodian temple? Did a stone carver see a diorama in a museum somewhere? 2000 years ago? Or did he see one in the jungle, talk about it with his friends, and they decided “Yes, let’s carve images of animals that are part of our lives. We occasionally see the creature with the armored plates on its back, so include that in your carving project.”

Here's the full story: http://www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks-cambodia.htm