Fairy Tales Are Very Old

[CMD]

Not quite archaeology, but pretty interesting to discover many of our common tales have such deep roots. Beauty and the Beast, for instance, is some 4000 years old....

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35358487

[sailorjoe]

Charlie, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Their findings are not surprising given what we know about oral traditions among illiterate societies. Sometimes it is found that some prehistoric oral traditions are rooted in reality.

[CoachG]

Interesting article.