"All cultures haves stories of the First People, the ?Old Ones,? our prehistoric forebears who survived the Great Flood and initiated the first sacred traditions. From the squat ?gods? of Mexico and Peru to the fairy kingdom of Europe to the blond pygmies of Madagascar, on every continent of the world they are remembered as masters of stone carving, agriculture, navigation, writing, and shamanic healing--and as a ?hobbit? people, no taller than 31/2...