Comments on: Bigfoot Tooth Found?

By: sonofawindowdresser

sonofawindowdresser — Fri, 04 May 2007 16:57:48 +0000

OK, I would really like to make something which is very important very clear. In no way does the existence of Bigfoot contradict evolutionary theory. This misinterpretation is the result of an understanding of evolution that is not accurate. To suggest that Bigfoot undermines evolutionary theory is to perceive the process as one that is driven by a goal to become human. THIS IS NOT HOW IT WORKS. Keep in mind that the ancestors of apes are also our own ancestors. This would also be true for Bigfoot. All the higher apes, and humans, share a common ancestor in the distant past. Bigfoot is not a “missing link”. It can’t be. It is equally evolved from the point in the past - just as much as we are. Please take this into consideration. Evolutionary theory is not in any way put out by the existence of another bipedal hominid. All it means is that another species managed to survive.

By: KentuckyCrypt1-1-06

KentuckyCrypt1-1-06 — Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:51:47 +0000

Very interesting news. I never even new there were many bigfoot sightings here in Kentucky. I’ve never been to the Hebbardsville area before though. Yeah, if locals found out about the burial grounds there would probably be nothing left of the artifacts. Hope to here more info about bigfoot here in Kentucky. Maybe I’ll journey to different areas around here and see what I can find. There are a lot of things you can’t explain in the woods. I’ve heard a lot of strange sounds out there before its kind of thrilling though! I just love the adventure of it all!

Keep up the good work Loren.

By: WVBIG_2006

WVBIG_2006 — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:58:24 +0000

BMNunnelly says “I do plan on returning soon with a better camera to take more pics of the tooth and the Great Hill.”

Any 5MP digital camera with a macro mode should work fine if the correct aperture is used.

By: Nachzehrer

Nachzehrer — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:37:43 +0000

I wonder if it’s a peccary tooth? This might be “Hesperopithecus” all over again.

By: MattBille

MattBille — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 22:05:39 +0000

I don’t doubt the motives of a Native witness who wants to keep a burial ground a secret. The track record of American society, and even of scientists, in dealing respectfully with such places does not inspire confidence. Recent years have brought much better behavior on the part of government agencies and scientists, but the incidence of of illegal “pot hunting” has gotten worse if anything.

That said, we (meaning the larger cryptozoological community) simply do not know if meaningful evidence exists without having an independent, qualified team examine it and report publicly. We may never know what is factual beyond the existence of an unexamined tooth.

Regards,
Matt Bille

By: Sordes

Sordes — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 12:30:49 +0000

A very easy way to look if this tooth is in fact a real tooth and no model, would be an x-ray examination. This would show if the tooth has Cavaum pulpae. But a good photograph alone, showing all angles, would be very good.

By: Roger Knights

Roger Knights — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:24:24 +0000

The easiest next step to strengthen or weaken this claim would be for the investigator to get the names of three or four of these folks who observed these Bigfoot gatherings along with the witness. It would help if he had supporting witnesses.

By: heinselman

heinselman — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 11:13:09 +0000

Regarding Post #31:

“shovethenos Says:
December 27th, 2006 at 8:10 pm
heinselman-

Are you saying that the record length for a human tooth is .9 inches and that this tooth, at 1.5-2 inches, would be anomalous if it were human? Or was I reading what you wrote wrong? (You didn’t state whether the human record of .9 was root & tip or just tip.) ”

Answer:
The record tooth is the tip not the entire root+tip. Meaning the exposed section in the mouth was .9 inches long in the boy.

Craig Heinselman
Peterborough, NH

By: UKCryptid

UKCryptid — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 10:04:27 +0000

When people have demanded dna results from hair samples etc, many times they have come back as human. Some people see this as a sign we’re closely related to good old bigfoot, others see it as simply a mistake/hoax. So at the end of the day to those saying the only way to prove this is with dna, even when it’s done it wont be good enough for most people.

By: BMNunnelly

BMNunnelly — Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:40:45 +0000

First off, let me assure all Cryptomundo readers that nothing about the ‘Bigfoot/Great Hill’ report is hoaxed in any way. The witness seemed sincere and honest with me in every possible way. He really does claim to have this tooth, and honestly believes it belonged to one of these creatures. He did not initiate contact. I did. He only reluctantly agreed to the interview after a series of telephone conversations we had a few weeks prior to the meeting. I was lucky to get his consent to photograph the tooth at all.

He did seem to warm up at some length and I am extremely grateful to him for the info he shared. Of course I told him that without DNA
testing, people would tend to dismiss it as a bear tooth or something. He seemed downright unphased about it. He would never relinquish the object. He made this clear and is, in many ways, completely justified.

Not long ago I interviewed a man just across the river from Hebbardsville who claimed that he had personally had physical evidence, including an alleged tooth, of a hirsute, humanlike ‘monster’ confiscated by authorities back in the ’70’s and never returned.

Secondly, the ‘Bigfoot/Great Hill’ and the ‘Hebbardsvill Hillbillies’ reports are 2 separate reports. The only common factor is they both took place in Hebbardsville. There is a Pleasant Hill Rd. in Hebbardsville, as stated in the HH report, where a bf sighting took place in 2004. the names of the locations in the BF/GH report are entirely fictional. This location, as stated, is a short drive from the Pleasant Hill/Ash Flats area. Of course he wants to keep the location a secret. Who can blame him? See the Union county report concerning the ‘Slack Farm’. If the location were to be made known to the general public the locals would have the site picked clean, all 15 acres, within a week or less. The witness raked back the covering of leaves inside one of the stone circles and the projectile points and other artifacts still lay where they were put by this man’s ancestors. Every other step it seemed there was another grave marker covered in petroglyphs. I have pics of all this, which, IMO, could not be faked by anyone, regardless of skill.

Both pictures are of the same tooth, which did not seem to be broken at all.

The second one shows it lying on its side. The knobby protrusion visible in this one is on the bottom of the tooth and did not seem to be part of the root system. I am no expert on teeth so make of that what you will. Also, the outer edges of the object appeared to be very subtly serrated. Not like a shark or gator as these were nearly imperceptible even to the touch.

The pencil, including the eraser, is exactly 6.1/4″ long. The eraser by itself is .3/4″. The tooth did seem weathered somewhat. This is a good indicator of age/authenticity and comes from no telling how many rainfalls since the objects exposure. As a ridgewalker for 35 years I am very familiar with the weathering of stone and, IMO, could not be fooled easily regarding this. I do plan on returning soon with a better camera to take more pics of the tooth and the Great Hill.

Thanks to everyone who has shown an interest in this case and watch the Kentucky Bigfoot site for future updates concerning it. I hope this has answered at least a few of the many questions it has generated.

Oh, and Joppa, no Green River in Henderson? I grew up on the banks of this river near where it joins with the mighty Ohio, also in Henderson. What map are you looking at?