From Bryn Glover, Kirkby Malzeard, North Yorkshire, UK
I was particularly struck by the idea in Laura Spinney’s article that some folk myths may date back as far as 60,000 years when, it is believed, a few Homo sapiens individuals made their way out of Africa. I have often wondered whether the tale of Moses crossing the Red Sea had its origins in the journey taken by these early ancestors, presumably across the modern Bab-el-Mandeb Strait. (15 March, p 34)
