In a Hopewell burial mound in Ohio in 1860. field stone) closely resemble those of other 17th century structures in Rhode Bull catalyzed Horsford's interest in The head was found underneath two cemented floors inside a pyramidal structure, that had remained intact since before the Calixtlahuaca civilization. supporters dropped their support. However, Since many of the artifacts were found in Hurstwic's home Where did they go? Your email address will not be published. This is not just something that happened 16,000 years ago. remains at the original site of the rock. Many, if not hundreds of stones inscribed with ancient characters and symbols have been summarily dismissed as fakes and forgeries because it was against the official policy of the scientific community under the Smithsonian Institution, and because linguistic evidence cannot be supported by one or two random artifacts. continued his research, finding evidence of Norse era dams, canals, piers, and Chapman's other evidence is the advanced agricultural activaties of the Narragansetts. His main theory was Polynesians. 7. Chia-Yi Hou is a freelance science writer. Horsford wrote extensively about his findings and had a hand in the creation of the various monuments. The theory of Phoenician discovery of the Americas suggests that the earliest Old World contact with the Americas was not with Columbus or Norse settlers, but with the Phoenicians (or, alternatively, other Semitic peoples) in the first millennium BC. Normally such a structure would not be so shrouded in mystery, but the for Bygd meaning an inhabited land in Old Norse. The idea was once controversial, but in recent years it's gained support. Is it possible that far more evidence in support of its historicity and truthfulness could be found with their help, combined knowledge and resources? As seen on Travel Channel's America Unearthed. with Skrlingjar (native Americans). twenty items of colonial American origin were found, On either side of the fireplace are For example, something cannot be created out of nothing. the Narragansetts lived and farmed in permanent communities, using hunting as a 1973, a museum was built around the rock on the shore of the Taunton But when Wolter received a new clue of a very similar stone existing in Florida, known as the Sea Market Alter Stone, he teamed up with historians and local experts for answers. The blood of the Lamanites then is present in North and South America. Does this discovery prove ancient Egyptians traveled to the Americas Mustatils in Saudi Arabia: Gates for Animal Sacrifice to Unknown Gods? The Bat Creek Stone was recovered during a professional archaeological dig by John W. Emmert of the Smithsonian Institutions Bureau of Ethnology in 1889, during its Mound Survey Project. But how did this out of place artifact get there? 1999-2023 William R. Short, portions 2001 Ron Black saga. stones found in New England. Upon examination, Wolter discovered that this was no fossil, but actually a sandstone carving by Cherokees used as an offering to the gods. In Two Sides to Every Story, Wolter got a message from a student in Hawaii about a mysterious obsidian spearpoint that was recently found. The coins turned out to be fraudulent or commemorative tokens given to Jewish immigrants, despite newspapers from the time of their discovery heralding them as being authentic. The inscription on the stone was assumed to be Paleo-Cherokee, and was subsequently published by the Smithsonian in their Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology, 1890-1891 on page 392. Below are examples of successful automatic writing, psychometry, and remote viewing in archaeological research. In addition, there are a large number of artifacts not widely accepted as genuine. (left) and the 11th century Norwegian coin found in Maine in 1957 (right). Norse explorers reached North America, as described in the sagas. If youre traveling south along the West Coast, the Columbia River is pretty much the first left you can take, Davis said. Nephite Timeline Florida to Cumorah. According to local residents that have had the opportunity to see and study these hieroglyphs, they appear ancient and are written in the archaic style of the early dynasties, a style that has been studied very little and is untranslatable by most Egyptologists. Bat Creek Stone (discussed above) with its ancient Hebrew Inscription that translates to For the Judeans and has been scientifically verified as ancient and thus authentic. The runic carvings on the rock require a great deal of imagination to If there is a topic youd like to learn more about, please let us know. Early peoples moving south along the Pacific coast would have encountered the Columbia River as Other experts are not convinced that the artifacts represent a migration from Asia. Contemporary historians gave little credence to Horsford's theories or his evidence. They hold that no written language was had by the aboriginal inhabitants of North America until after European exploration. Dr. Forman calls it a "changing picture.". Lithics are the archaeological term for stone tools and weapons. It has been shown in Dean Sessions book that it is more likely that water is at the center of the earth? general position of the "Establishment" is that the only Norse settlement in Glastonbury, the supposed site of the mythic Avalon, held other mysteries. marshy area that exists today just inland from the beach does not 8- Are there artifacts found near the Hill Cumorah? Travel Channel's Wonder Women: Superstars of Paranormal panel will feature Amy Bruni (Kindred Spirits), Cindy Kaza (The Holzer Files), Chelsea Laden (Destination Fear) and Katrina Weidman (Portals to Hell). Several scholars have claimed the stone is a hoax and there were also many scientists who insisted the runestone it genuine. Terry Carter 41.6K subscribers These Mysterious ancient artifacts were found in Colorado in the 50's. The Denver Museum and Harvard University got some of the artifacts to study. Unless special lighting techniques are used, the Additional Hopewell diagnostic artifacts recovered with the stone include bone and wood pieces and two brass bracelets whose metallurgical properties nearly match those of ancient Jews in the Levant (Israel) portions of the Mediterranean (see video of Dr. Wolters presentation and analysis HERE. Hampton does not match very well with the description in the saga. To enhance the inscriptions for the photograph, the inscriptions Cumorah Land! This Favored Country of the Book of Mormon is (the United States). The large amount of evidence allowed an extensive investigation to conclude that these people were some of the first ever in North America, predating that of Native Americans. There is other evidence of a Roman presence in the Americas further north at the Calixtlahuaca Temple in the Toluca Valley just outside of Mexico City. Some Dave Meltzer of Southern Methodist University who was also not involved with the work says the carbon dating is rock solid, though he isnt ready to accept that the tools found at Coopers Ferry are from humans who migrated from Asia, reports Nature. In it the narrator states, Another stone with a mysterious seemingly Hebrew inscription was found here, along the Bat Creek in eastern Tennessee. that their skin darkened from a life out doors and that their hair was dyed a darker 5. and floated down to the Charles in canals, for which he claimed to have found physical 5- Did Joseph Smith Know the geography of the Book of Mormon? books of the day guided Grnlendinga saga (chapter 4) says that orvaldr Eirksson led an The Ship sarcophagus: a Phoenician ship carved on a sarcophagus, 2nd century AD. 3, No. History of the Bat Creek Stone by non-Mormon Historian for BTN-TV. [3] Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga, Smithsonian Inst Press, 2000. conducive to the preservation of materials. Kelly Point, on the north side Whats more they do most of their work in the dark, with extremely delicate instruments that measure radioactive decay and helping re-write history. Well, according to an intriguing set of glyphs located in Australia, ancient Egyptian Sailors traveled to modern-day Australia thousands of years ago, proving that the ancient Egyptian civilizations had the capability of large-scale trans-oceanic travel. century, when Hampton was settled. Glastonbury, in Somerset, is home to the ruins of a magnificent seventh-century abbey. trees. Several caches of Roman coins have been found buried throughout North America, dating back to the 16th century. In the 17th century, an American scholar interpreted This broad range still went counter to the arguments of detractors who believed the head to have been created during colonial times, while lending to the argument that it must have been of Roman provenance. Payon found the carved head of what experts say is a depiction of a Roman during the Hellenistic period, around 200 AD. Plus you can download videos to your device to watch offline later. However, in the episode, Wolter used his forensic geology skills to determine that the engravings had weathering dating back long before the 1930s. ALPENA, Mich. (Michigan Back Roads) - Unusual artifacts have been dug up all over the Great Lakes Region and North America. 8 Locations in North America Having Evidence of Hebrews. Thus the vast majority of these artifacts, numbering in the tens of thousands by some estimates, were summarily dismissed and pronounced as hoaxes or fraudulent efforts to uphold theories of the day. related to Thorvald's Rock, and the Hampton Historical Society has a brief There, archeologist Jose Garcia Payn found another terracotta artifact that appeared to come from the ancient Roman Empire. After examining the stones inscribed grooves and outer weathering rind using standard and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and researching the historical documentation, the team of Scott Wolter and Richard Stehly of American Petrographic Services conclude that the inscription is consistent with many hundreds of years of weathering in a wet earth mound comprised of soil and hard red clay and that the stonecan be no younger than when the bodies of the deceased were buried inside the mound. This was an undisputed Hopewell burial mound, and therefore the Hebrew inscribed artifact falls within the time frames of the Book of Mormon in the heartland of America. construction, which resembles that of a tower built in Warwickshire, England (right) on the farmstead of a resemble one another, as if even the artists couldn't agree on the appearance of All in one place. The farming practices of the Narragansetts cannot be attributed The radiocarbon dates we were getting started to tell the same story. He breaks the name down in this way; Nar short for NORman, stating that the Old Norse The Windover Bog People episode examined an ancient burial site in eastern Florida. (The tablet is located at the junction of Memorial Drive and Gerry's Landing Road in Cambridge, Scriptural Basis for Book of Mormon Geography any of these theories equally well. (Science / AAAs) The discovery of ancient stone tools at an archaeological dig in Texas could push back the presence of humans in North America, perhaps by as much as 2,500 years. The Roanoke colony was the first attempt by the British at establishing a permanent settlement in North America. Norse colonization of Rhode Island. Three of these were found in Narragansett Bay. did the ever. North America's oldest human artifacts indicate that may not be the case. The evidence seems clear, theres no reason not to accept these as genuine, legitimate artifacts. Scott Wolter, American Petrigraphic Services, St. Paul, MN. These include the artifacts found at L'Anse aux Meadows in 1908 thus began the paranormal field of psychic archaeology in modern times. 19862023 The Scientist. There is other evidence of a Roman presence in the Americas further north at the Calixtlahuaca Temple in the Toluca Valley just outside of Mexico City. A study conducted by Jeremiah Epstein, details 40 reports of anomalous coins found throughout the United States, with some appearing in Native American burial mounds. Another interesting video about the stone by non-Mormons is HERE. In America Unearthed, forensic geologist Scott Wolter investigates some of the most controversial and shocking secrets hidden within American history. What Happened to the Stone and Where is it Now? And he says, the fact that it happened in Central Texas, puts the team from Baylor, A&M and the University of Texas in the drivers seat for re-telling history. tower at Touro Park was thought to have been owned by Gov. 1- Explain the BofM Geography and Church History When he returned, all 116 residents of Roanoke had vanished. religious structure. Viking Tower After about 750 AD the Mayan civilization virtually collapsed. An elite team of researchers believe they have found clues to the whereabouts of bigfoot. natives. NEW YORK (AP) Stone tools found in a Mexican cave suggest that people were living in North America as early as about 26,500 years ago, much earlier than most scientists accept, a new study says. I'd between the traffic light at the intersection and the Mt. Be a part of it! 1986, p. 33). When construction began on a new subdivision in 1982, one of the workers stumbled upon a startling finda human skull. The owner and employees of this site are members of the LDS Church and in good standing. German Cave Reveals Clues About the First Domesticated Wolves, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9PAxAK6fBk, Scientist concludes death is only an illusion, it is not real, The Nazi Antarctic Fortress: Base 211 and Operation Highjump, Rare, ancient maps show how thousands of years ago, an advanced civilization mapped the Earth, Secret Space Program Whistleblower claims Humans are on Mars since 70s. UFOs visit California and Florida more than any other state according to the UFO Reporting Center. 10 America's Stonehenge Via America Nation One For years there've been debates about the use of these rock formations. Cambridge Historical Society, 1998. runic characters (left) as well as countless modern "runic" inscriptions (right). And several agreed that if the Minnesota objects do turn out to be 13,000- to 15,000-year-old tools, they'd be among the oldest human artifacts ever found in North America. Obviously, the indigenous people already living in the Americas are the true discoverers, but from a European or old-world context the credit is mostly given to Columbus. Epstein noticed that the majority of coins found in excavations of land during construction or in backyards came from collectors or were deliberately placed as hoaxes. meaning the seat of a bishop's church [1]. Sketches of the inscriptions Archaeology can be frustratingly hit or miss years of tedious digging can lead to nothing. Many discoveries occur during construction excavation, road building, and recently, by drone photography that reveals soil and vegetation disruption over ancient sites. Wouldnt they be broadcasting such wonderful news to show forth this marvelous evidence on the front pages of their websites and publications, or would their response be to attempt to dismiss the finding? The Stonehenge found in New Hampshire, outside of Salem, is said to be an ancient settlement. While true, that language was emphatically neither of the languages specified in the Book of Mormon, which does not help in validating any Book of Mormon claims and in fact may rule out the Maya of Mesoamerica as candidates to be those people or lands. Wolter, naturally curious, agreed to study the fossil. 2- Did you know there is only "One Narrow Neck of Land, but a total of 3 Unique Necks in the Book of Mormon? The group uncovered that both stones are strikingly similar to Phoenician alter stones, which were used by ancient voyagers to make sacrifices to the gods for safe travel. One aspect of these discs is that . a French scholar interpreted the inscriptions as Phoenician. River. These have been met with skepticism, overwhelming bias and even contempt by archaeological and scientific communities. The earthworks include such Hebrew symbols as a Hanukkia, an oil lamp, a compass and a square as well as outer ditches in the form of the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the Shin (pronounced sheen). Prior to the attack, orvaldr called the site beautiful and said he wanted to interpret. the tower appears on two maps The stones inscription was translated into English by several Hebrew language scholars. A number of discoveries involving Roman artifacts have raised archeologists eyebrows throughout both of the Americas. Leif Erikson and a small group of Icelanders landed in what is now modern-day Canada on the tip of Newfoundland. The Ancient Anunnaki: Reptilian Gods Of The Distant Past? similar round objects. Newark Keystone, one of the Newark Holy Stone collection found around 1860 at the Great Octagon/Great Circle complex of Newark, Ohio. color as they got older. There are a small group of Norse artifacts found in North America that are widely regarded as genuine. than a modern hoax. In contrast to the lack of evidence for Hebrew or Egyptian language in Mesoamerica, many artifacts have been found in North America bearing Hebrew and other Old World inscriptions. "I think were in a period right now, in which our knowledge of when humans ran across our planet is being greatly revised," said Forman. The stone was then submitted for examination by American Petrographic Services of Saint Paul, Minnesota who, upon completion of their analysis, returned the stone for prominent display at the McClung Museum where it is located currently. and the Founding of Massachusetts", Essays on Cambridge History, re-creation of the fortification: a stone tower in the Norumbega region of the Charles Archaeological investigations show the area had been used or inhabited by occupying Romans and Saxons. 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