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Since we're in the middle of working on our Sasquatch (AKA Bigfoot)
webpage anyway, we decided this would be the perfect time to review
the A&E Documentary called "Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot" hosted
by Leonard Nimoy, and take some research notes. It also seemed like
the perfect thing to put up on our blog, so there's almost an exact
copy of our notes at both places, of course, we'll be putting it on
our blog first.
If you want to read more about Sasquatch, it's timeline and such, feel
free to go to our webpage dedicated to the subject:
http://www.amystrange.org/UNX-sasquatch.html
SOURCE: Ancient Mysteries: Bigfoot
Actors: Narrated By Leonard Nimoy
DVD Release Date: April 26, 2005
Studio: A&E Home Video
ASIN: B0007WFUFG
We first started watching this documentary on February 28th, but didn't
actually finish it until the next day. The details aren't important.
Let's just say the watching was interrupted by a doer who wanted
help getting something done, and leave it at that.
It started off with a spooky kind of music that sounded like the wind,
and then almost at the same time, a quote from a former President of
the American Board of Forensic Anthropology, G.W. Gill, appeared:
"Either the most complex hoax in the history of anthropology
has continued for centuries without being exposed, or the most
manlike and largest non-human primate on earth has managed to
survive in parts of North America and remains undiscovered by
modern science."
Then, a half dozen or so quick three second video blurbs, and finally
Leonard Nimoy started his introduction, and the aura of mystery got
thicker than pea soup AND peanut butter, it was a nice way to slide
into the introduction. Dave loved it. He won't admit it, but he went
bonkers over it. Almost like clockwork, every ten seconds "Whoa! Did
you see that? That was sooo cool!" Or his other variant, the
detailed explanations for what that particular three second video
blurb was all about. I knew I would be hearing all this again later
in the documentary, but rather than get annoyed, I turned it into a
kind of game, keeping mental track of some of the facts he was using
to bolster his explanations for each picture, then see if the
documentary itself corroborated his memory.
Suprisingly enough (well, maybe not that surprising, since after all,
we had already both read a bunch of books about Sasquatch), he was
mostly right on the money.
Needless to say I think, he went quietly ballistic when Leonard Nimoy's
voice came from out of the speakers. Myself, I think Leonard Nimoy
has the coolest voice for this sort of thing, and yes I know who
Spock is, but I don't go gaga over him like Dave does. It's funny
really... and sometimes maybe even just a little bit creepy, but
still endearing.
ACT 1: ANCIENT DEVIL
From the video captions:
NIMOY: "All 50 states and all 10 Canadian Provinces have
reported sightings or found tracks of this mysterious animal.
Over the decades, these claims have been the root of many
legends. In the dense timber of the Pacific Northwest, where
the animal is most commonly recorded, these legends have been
immortalized and virtually brought to life. This phantom
creature has been known by many names: Hairy Ghost... Ancient
Devil... Sasquatch... and more recently, Bigfoot."
[...]
NIMOY: "The oldest account of Bigfoot was recorded in 986 A.D.
by Leif Erickson and his men. During their first landing in the
new world, the Norsemen wrote about monsters that were horribly
ugly, hairy, swarthy and with great, black eyes.
"But the legend of Bigfoot existed in North America long before
the white man arrived. The Zealous [sic] Indian Tribes
of British Columbia called the creature Sasquatch', meaning,
'Wild Man of the Woods'."
"Zealous [sic]", from the last paragraph above, was probably
caused by some kind of spoken word to caption translation gliche. We
both think Leonard Nimoy was probably going for Salish, or Selis,
Indian Tribes instead of Zealous.
Long before the white man came (who incidently were also the ones who
decided to lump all of the Native Americans together in the Pacific
Northwest, including British Columbia, that spoke some form of the
same language, the Salish language, and thus the term "Salish
Peoples"), the Salish Peoples were the dominant tribes in the area.
Among the legends:
Giant Men of Mount Shasta
Stick Men of the Washington Mountains
Hoopa Valley
Located in Klamath Mountains
Northern California
Sightings are common.
Hupa Indians
"Oh-Ma"
"Boss of the Woods"
Columbia River, Oregon
Archeologist along the banks
Mysterious Sasquatch-like carvings
Human size
with clearly a
monkey or Ape-like face
when did they ever get the chance
to see a monkey or ape?
Klickitat baskets
weaved in are
large figures
maybe Sasquatch?
In 1840,
Elkanah Walker
E. Walker, a missionary
Spokane Indians
Washington
"Nine Years With The Spokane Indian
The Diary, 1838-1848, of
Elkanah Walker"
by Clifford M. Drury
In a Letter,
Walker described
race of giants
lived in the mountains
came down sometimes
steal salmon
eat them raw
strong smell
In 1884,
near the town of
Yale, British Columbia
Strange creature captured
some called, "A Young Bigfoot"
nicknamed "Jacko"
In 1893,
"The Wilderness Hunter"
In 1958,
Bigfoot became a world-wide
phenomenon
that Summer, road crews
Northern California
whole mess of
Bigfoot tracks
In 1967...
10:22 (33:36)
ACT II: Evidence
1967
PATTERSON-GIMLIN FILM
controversy surrounding it
Some think it depends on hoe fast
the film itself was filming
Patterson can't remember
16 or 24 frames per second
at 16, it moves very unlike a human
at 24, it looks more like it's a human
Disney said they didn't do it
A "Lost in Space" TV series
Special effects man is linked to it
DR. GROVER KRANTZ
Professor of Anthropology
Washington State University
World authority on Cryptozoology
Bering Straits Land Bridge
He believes Sasquatch
might be descendants of
Gigantopithecus
Footprints
Dermal Ridges
average 7 fee, 8 inches
800 pounds
If it is Gigantopithecus
it might be a descendant
of the Yeti
in 1982,
footprint showed
highly detailed
evidence of dermal ridges
withstood forensic examination
U.S. Forest Service Patrolman
Some strands were found by
Bigfoot hunters while
on an expedition
was analyzed by
Dr. Sterling Burnell
A Biologist from
Berkley, California.
belonged to an unknown species
"It is clearly related to the
human-chimpanzee-gorilla group,
but is distinguishable
from each of these."
In 1971
The highest quality audio
of what some people believe
is from a Sasquatch like creature.
recorded by a group of campers
in Washington State
PHOTOS
Date: 1972
LOCATION: Waterfall Forks, WA.
ANALYSIS: Hoax
DATE: 1991
LOCATION: Mt. Ranier, WA
ANALYSIS: Undetermined
18:28 (25:30)
ACT III: CONTACT
The Bigfoot Research Project
SOURCE: http://www.bio.net/bionet/mm/bioforum/1994-August/010160.html
The project, conducted
in association with
the Academy of Applied Science,
in Boston, MA
[from "AMB": "Concord, New Hampshire"]
is the most professional
and sophisticated approach
ever attempted on the subject and
the only one of its kind
in the Country. (USA)
5 year study
detection
contact
communication
all existing information
from all the way back
to the 17th century
PETER BYRNE
Former Game Hunter
10 year expedition
in search of Yeti
mountains of Nepal
very involved in the
Migration theory
live in small groups
complex social order
with a throwing out the sons
who become Rogue males
looking for other groups
to overthrow the
dominate males of
that group
traveling from California
and Canada and back
The unanswered question
is when and where exactly
does this occur?
At the time of the
airing Byrne was
collecting data
from 400 sightings
enter them into a
database and see if
there's a pattern
1961
Byrne:
photo of a
14 1/2 inch
footprint
sorry but the photo
they show looks like it
could have been
made by a wood shoe
it's not a good photo
really
BUT it isn't
anywhere near
16 inches long
BLUFF CREEK
Patterson-Gimlin Film
28:58 (15:00)
ACT IV: SIGHTINGS
in 1992,
October 12
EXCLUSIVE VIDEO
Daryl Owen and Scott Herriott
Two Bigfoot Hunters
we have studied this video
a little closer and
it does look like
there's something there
but it doesn't move
I'll believe there's
something there
but not that it's
Sasquatch
Not enough evidence for that
When you have to outline
the knee and face on a photo
with a marker and point out
the toes
and I still can't see it.
Sorry. Dave finally admitted
to me that he couldn't really
see anything either
but, he added, that doesn't
mean there isn't anything
there. I agree. Dave's starting
to think like me. That's scary.
WHY HASN'T A SASQUATCH BEEN FOUND?
The following creatures
Mountain Gorillas
Pygmy Hippopatamus
Snow Leopard
Giant Panda
all were considered myths
until they were discovered
by explorers
COELOCANTH
extinct 60 million years
1938 was the first
recorded finding
accepted by "real" science
South African fisherman
Nimoy:
"First the Geography
and vastness
of the terrain
being searched.
Much of the Pacific
Northwest is innaccesible
and full of dense lumber"
Peter Byrne:
"The Pacific Northwest
here, to give you
an example of its
size and ability
to hide things has
73 aircraft lost from
Northern California
to Alaska since
World War II.
Lost, and thats an
official FAA,
Federal Aviation Administration
figure, it's not just
a myth, it's not just
a newspaper story"
How many dead bears
have we found?
According to Grover Kranz,
"Probably, the most
commonly asked question is,
if the Sasquatch is real,
why don't we find their bones?
Well, if bears are real,
why don't we find their bones?
I've talked to many hunters,
many game guides,
conservation people uh,
ecology students
and everything
and asked them for--
how many remains
of dead bears
have you found
that died of
natural death?
Over my 20 years
of inquiry, my
grand total of
naturally dead bears
is zero. Now, with
the best population
estimates we can make,
there's at least
100 bears out there
for every one Bigfoot.
And we haven't found
the first bear yet.
While we would very much
like to find the remains
of a naturally dead
Sasquatch. The chance is
just so remote as not to
even seriously think
about it."
37:30 (6:00)
ACT V: LEGACY
WILLOW CREEK
the town that is called
"The Gateway To Bigfoot Country"
Willow Creek, California
More sightings have been
reported here than
anywhere else in the
world
1976
Bus stop
just outside
Willow Creek
Jason and Jeff Ombi
18 inch long footprint
Cast made by an aunt
Debra Jones
3 1/2 inches
in the ground
Labor Day Weekend
Bigfoot Daze
celebration
Starring in an episode
Six Million Dollar Man
In 1969,
SKAMANIA COUNTY, Washington
NIMOY:
" ...following an outbreak of
Sasquatch sightings and
footprint discoveries, the
Board of County Commissioners
passed the world's first
Sasquatch Protection Ordinance
"Killing a Bigfoot in Skamania
[Background IMAGE:
Sign reading,
'BIG FOOT
CROSSING
NEXT
MILE']
Carries a $10,000 fine
and 5 years in prison."
LAST UPDATED: March 9, 2013
by myself and Caty.