Re: [asa] angelic footprint

> A few weeks ago I received a letter, which I conveniently ignored, about an
> angelic footprint. I just received another letter from the gentleman who
> really wants an answer. Ever since I saw "Footprints in Stone" in the 70's,
> I've ignored footprint claims so I don't much about this one. He is talking
> about http://www.biblestudysite.com/1stage.htm and he also asked if it could
> be related to the Zapata tracks
> http://www.genesispark.org/genpark/foot/foot.htm

Based on the photos on those websites, the "angel footprint" and the
Zapata track are related in that both were carved by someone not too
familiar with real human footprints. They look a lot like the
University of North Carolina Tar Heel logo. Real footprints do not
have a smooth curve with the deepest point in the middle, nor do real
toes look as much like isolated dots as those do. (There are other
prints pictured on the second site with other problems.)

The first Paleontological Society of America short course volume on
creationism and evolution has an article on footprints. It has a
photo that looks rather like a set of human footprints. However, they
are in Precambrian rock, do not form part of a trail, are raised
rather than impressions, look like tennis shoe prints, and point in
opposite directions even though they are about 1 foot apart.

-- 
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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