Archaeological Dig Uncovers Ancient Race Of Skeleton People

June 3, 2009 at 4:23 pm | Posted in Lifescape | Leave a comment

This hoax and satire on certain kinds of media reports on scientific discoveries first appeared in Onion in 2004 (reproduced below) and since then it  has been  appearing intermittently in the web and seducing many peoples gullibility.The latest is its postings in Reddit to day

December 29, 2004 | Issue 40•52

 

AL JIZAH, EGYPT—A team of British and Egyptian archaeologists made a stunning discovery Monday, unearthing several intact specimens of “skeleton people”—skinless, organless humans who populated the Nile delta region an estimated 6,000 years ago.

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An archaeologist examines the intact remains of a spooky “skeleton person.”

“This is an incredible find,” said Dr. Christian Hutchins, Oxford University archaeologist and head of the dig team. “Imagine: At one time, this entire area was filled with spooky, bony, walking skeletons.”

“The implications are staggering,” Hutchins continued. “We now know that the skeletons we see in horror films and on Halloween are not mere products of the imagination, but actually lived on Earth.”

Standing at the excavation site, a 20-by-20-foot square pit along the Nile River, Hutchins noted key elements of the find. “The skeletons lived in this mud-brick structure, which, based on what we know of these people, was probably haunted,” he said. “Although we found crude cooking utensils in the area, as well as evidence of crafts like pottery and weaving, we are inclined to believe that the skeletons’ chief activity was jumping out at nearby humans and scaring them. And though we know little of their language and means of communication, it is likely that they said ‘boogedy-boogedy’ a lot.”

Approximately 200 yards west of the excavation site, the archaeologists also found evidence of farming…

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