Newfoundland, or possibly in Nova Scotia. Those legends continue to swirl around Glastonbury to this day. Immediately upon examining the supposed rune stone, Wolter noticed many problems The symbols arent carved properly, the letters are incomprehensible, and the entire relic had been recently chiseled and was covered in mud as an attempt to make it look old. He never understood that he had actually landed on an entirely different continent. Im not a scientist but just an ordinary man who likes to have science and history just make sense. These coins originally marked an Israeli rebellion against the Roman Empire and were only produced during a three-year period, from 132-135 AD. Plus you can download videos to your device to watch offline later. The first was a triangular shaped keystone (#2 in photo above) and the second was called the Decalogue stone (#1) encased in a sandstone sarcophagus (#3-4) and accompanied by a small stone bowl (#5) nearly the size and shape of Hebrew temple ritual bowls. While stemmed points are plentiful along the coast of Asia, there were very few found at the older sites in North America, and crucially, even fewer found along the coast. Well, we have, its just that mainstream scholars firmly oppose the discoveries while tagging them as elaborate hoaxes. The name Norombega has been These range from the carefully studied extant artifacts (such as the In the 17th century, an American scholar interpreted Kinkaid were responsible for the groundbreaking discovery: Discoveries which almost conclusively prove that the race which inhabited this mysterious cavern, hewn in solid rock by human hands, was of oriental origin, possibly from Egypt, tracing back to Ramses. 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. But this is why America was named after Vespucci rather than being called Columbia, with his realized discovery a decade later. to Vnland ended, they became the Narragansett Indians, emulating the styles and ways of other [2]) and proclaimed the site to be that of Leif's 3, No. 6. The report claimed two Smithsonian-funded archaeologists, Prof. S. A. Jordan and G.E. Fact Or Fiction? Island. At least one of these groups, known as the Nephites, kept a written history of their people on metal plates which were passed down through their prophets for nearly a thousand years. grave marker. from the tower in 1993. were filled in with chalk. there. In it the narrator states, Another stone with a mysterious seemingly Hebrew inscription was found here, along the Bat Creek in eastern Tennessee. Like our members, Gaia staff are driven by curiosity, passion and the desire to grow, as we continue on our own spiritual journeys and quests. A link to reset your password has been sent to you. 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. While this is a heavily criticized subject, there is evidence that suggests that in the 1900s, researchers belonging to the Smithsonian institute stumbled across ancient Egyptian artifacts deep within the Grand Canyon. Eventually, Bonds methods and discovery exploded into a maelstrom of controversy; church and academic communities turned their collective attention on debunking and denying the truth of Bonds discovery. Their discovery was made by marine archeologist and treasure hunter, Robert Marx, who turned over the jars to the Brazilian government, under the assumption that he would have the opportunity to return to the site and explore further. these areas. History of the Bat Creek Stone by non-Mormon Historian for BTN-TV. the Vnland settlements. materials only available during pre-Columbian times. The Although its not along the coast, Coopers Ferry is reachable by the Columbia River and its tributaries. Unless special lighting techniques are used, the However, in the episode, Wolter used his forensic geology skills to determine that the engravings had weathering dating back long before the 1930s. Prior to the attack, orvaldr called the site beautiful and said he wanted to 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. the suggestion of a Norse origin put forward by Carl Christian Rafn in 1837. Arrowheads, The Cave, and Actual Stone at Cumorah Today, non-LDS scientists have verified two stones having Hebrew inscriptions in Americas Heartland, thereby validating theJanuary 1st, 1842 issue of the Times and Seasons (Vol. The position they take will tell volumes of their openness to alternative theories for Book of Mormon lands. The Newark Holy Stones The Decalogue Stone As the article noted: (D)iscoveries which almost conclusively prove that. Egypt and the Nile, and Arizona and the Colorado will be linked by a historical chain running back to ages which staggers the wildest fancy of the fictionist. as his source, he hypothesized the location of Leif's settlement in Vnland. in a stone tablet in his Norumbega monument. Your email address will not be published. including clay pipe fragments, a gunflint, colonial pottery, and a shoe imprint Ancient Hebrew Artifacts in the United States, Scriptural Basis for Book of Mormon Geography, Cumorah Land! 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. The Bosnian Pyramid; Hoax or National Treasure? home in Cambridge. In addition, Mercator's map, circa 1569, also shows the exact location of the tower. The stone has scratches on its surface which have been Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, an 80 ton boulder southwest of Los Lunas, NM with inscribed ancient Hebrew characters again translated to the Ten Commandments. For one, the ice-free corridor probably didnt exist when humans first arrived at Coopers Ferry scientists think it didnt open up until about 15,000 years ago, which means these early people had to find a different route south. plate opposite page 97 in ref See our, Bond designed school and university buildings, a hospital, and once, a pub, over time becoming the U.K.s foremost expert in church architecture and restoration. Well, not only are the mysterious Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs in Australia authentic, the scribes accuratelyused severalancient hieroglyphs and grammatical variationswhich, crucially, were not even documented in Egyptian hieroglyphic texts until 2012. The Waubansee stone is a giant boulder that has a deep depression carved on top, and the image of a face engraved on the side. Braje supports an alternative theory to the ice-free corridor: one where instead of traveling to the New World by land, ancient Americans came by sea. Whats really interesting about Coopers Ferry is that it takes things a little further, Braje says, It offers some potential avenues for figuring out these big questions.. National Dive Bar Day: Is There a Portal To Hell In Memphis? There is further evidence of the Hinterland Hypothesis (DVD here), which means that the Lamanites of the Book of Mormon in the USA, intermarried with the Mayans who came up from Central America. In 1963, the rock was raised from the riverbed, and in In the 20th In Roanoke: The Lost Colony, Scott Wolter investigated the disappearance of the Roanoke colony. Feb 15, 2013 - Explore DaLynda Elder's board "North American artifacts " on Pinterest. Is it just a matter of historical inconvenience or is there another reason that new world countries have trouble entertaining alternative timelines? Ancient human artifacts found in a remote corner of Northwestern Idaho could deliver a major blow to a long-held theory that North Americas first humans arrived by crossing a land bridge connected to Asia before moving south through the center of the continent. construction, which resembles that of a tower built in Warwickshire, England (right) on the farmstead of a Subsequently, Horsford decided to search for the location of the Vnland settlement. ABOVE: Excavation site at Coopers Ferry in 2018LOREN DAVIS, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY, Charcoal and animal bones found alongside tools and other artifacts at a dig site in Coopers Ferry in western Idaho date back 15,000 to 16,000 yearsthe oldest radiocarbon-dated record of humans in North America, according to a study published today (August 29) in Science. In addition to being some of the oldest yet found in the American West, the artifacts are rare traces of a culture that predated the culture known as Clovis, whose distinctively shaped stone tools found across North America have consistently been dated to about 13,000 years ago. When he returned, all 116 residents of Roanoke had vanished. Artefacts recently uncovered at a dig called the Gault site in Texas appear to predate by thousands of years one of the oldest and best studied collections of relics we have, named Clovis after the spot where the first group of tools was found in the 1920s, in Clovis, New Mexico. There are a number of details that run counter to Christopher Columbus discovery of the Americas glossed over in our societys dominant narrative. Upon examination, Wolter discovered that this was no fossil, but actually a sandstone carving by Cherokees used as an offering to the gods. These include: 1. Horsford found a mishmash of stones (right, taken from the The Nephites were a righteous people and had many prophets among them; and when they were burying one of their brethren in these ancient mounds, they introduced the Hebrew characters signifying May the Lord have mercy on me a Nephite. This is another direct evidence of the divine authenticity of the Book of Mormon, which was brought forth and translated by inspiration some thirty-five years before this inscription was found. Orson Pratt JD 13:16 Page131, Five Hebrew letters are cut in the forehead. Could this change everything we thought we knew about the lost Roanoke colony? This has led many to believe that it could be evidence of a pre-Columbian European presence. religious structure. A number of discoveries involving Roman artifacts have raised archeologists eyebrows throughout both of the Americas. This documentary is now available on DVD. 5. Among the submerged ruins were a number of large terracotta amphorae, tall jars that were made during the Roman empire. To enhance the inscriptions for the photograph, the inscriptions Did Joseph Smith Identify Zarahemla in Guatemala? Archaeological investigations show the area had been used or inhabited by occupying Romans and Saxons. In addition, new Kelly Point, on the north side Newark Keystone, one of the Newark Holy Stone collection found around 1860 at the Great Octagon/Great Circle complex of Newark, Ohio. "The traditional model is that people came into the New World from northeast Asia and walked across the Bering land bridge, before coming down the middle of the continent in an ice-free corridor," said Loren Davis, an archaeologist at Oregon State University and the lead author on the study. After about 750 AD the Mayan civilization virtually collapsed. Stream all three seasons only with OPB Passport! Island", The Ancient American 1994. the inscriptions as having been made by Indians. Just like the ice-free corridor model is supported by a shared technology and shared culture found across a region, the kelp highway hypothesis also has a uniting technology: stemmed points. The Bat Creek Stone information in the video is at 2:34 is you want to skip to it. Hampton has nothing remotely like a Photos from Exploring the Book of Mormon in Americas Heartland, page 167, The Keystone inscription translates as The Holy of Holies, The Law of God, The King of the Earth, The Word of the Lord, The black Decalogue stone depicts a man in full length robes, a sash and Jewish temple ceremonial hat along with the name of Moses above the image. Is there evidence linking Rhode Island to Vnland or another Norse colony? Many of those critical of the Church have pointed to the lack of written Hebrew language in the Americas as evidence against the historicity of the Book of Mormon. Whats more they do most of their work in the dark, with extremely delicate instruments that measure radioactive decay and helping re-write history. test his hypothesis, But as the years passed, and no actual artifacts Erikson and company established a small settlement in a site called LAnse aux Meadows, nearly 500 years before Columbus, in the year 1000. Massachusetts, fully submerged except at low tide. Hopewell/Nephite Parallels The tower is located on Norumbega Road, near the intersection The artifacts have been dated to as far back as 16,500 years ago, making them the oldest radiocarbon dated evidence of humans in North America, according to research published Thursday in the. In fact, there was a building foundation precisely where Bond directed workers to dig. publicizing and writing about his work. Published August 29, 2019. This [study] only reaffirms that, Nakia Williamson, the tribes director of cultural resources, tells Science. So just how did these exotic narcotics arrive in ancient Egypt before the New World was found? Hampton does not match very well with the description in the saga. How do we know the location of Leif's travels so precisely? Recent discoveries in a Central Texas archeological site may re-write history. One of the arguments against the authenticity of these stones is the supposed lack of corroborating evidence for Hebrew language. Thor Heyerdahl embarked on the Kon-Tiki expedition in 1947 to prove the possibility of a pre-Columbian journey, by constructing a raft made of materials only available during pre-Columbian times. According to the Book of Mormon account, these plates were written in a language they called reformed Egyptian, a departure from their more familiar Hebrew language. Heyerdahl believed that pre-Columbian South Americans sailed and populated Polynesia, particularly Easter Island. You can also join Gaia as a contributing author and help us connect readers to people and ideas that fuel a conscious life. This type of pottery was used to transport anything from wine, to olive oil, and grains. to Vnland, described in both Eirks saga raua and in Grnlendinga That seems way to easy to just out of hand condemn any evidence. and the Founding of Massachusetts", Essays on Cambridge History, Yet, entire Book of Mormon geography theories have been proposed based on the erroneous assumption that no written language existed in ancient North American civilizations. evidence. If youre looking to find the dig site, youll have a tough time. It was made by digging out the inside of a log with an ax, according to the . Using the After his death, his daughter continued (The tablet is located at the junction of Memorial Drive and Gerry's Landing Road in Cambridge, According to an article published by the Arizona Gazette, the discovery of a series of mysterious caves and artifacts in the Marble Canyon region of the Gand Canyon would forever change our history. His team uncovered stemmed points and dated them to over 13,000 years ago. expedition to Vnland. similar round objects. Houses in Vinland. debate has continue to rage over the origin of the tower. Instead, the authors write in their report, their finding supports the hypothesis that initial human migration into the Americas occurred via a Pacific coastal route.. Contact us at Hurstwic, LLC. 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. One 5) article, Evidences In Proof of the Book of Mormon, which records descriptions of the ancient fortifications Near Newark in the county of Licking, Ohio which are but a few of the corresponding accounts of fortifications and works of defense there are to be found in the Book of Mormon and American Antiquities, but these are sufficient to show the public that the people whose history is contained in the Book of Mormon, are the authors of these works.. Chapman's other evidence is the advanced agricultural activaties of the Narragansetts. Together, these stones may work in concert to verify the presence of ancient Hebrew civilizations in the heartland of America. Only two written languages are mentioned as in use during the Nephite period of the Book of Mormon; Reformed Egyptian and Hebrew (Mormon 9:32-33). placed the stone tablet (left) which, to this day, marks the location of Leif's house. Not the actual skull found. supplement In addition, there are a large number of artifacts not widely accepted as genuine. What is the Smoking Gun of Book of Mormon Geography? It seems that Chicago has much more than just a pretty drinking fountain on their hands. wrote extensively about his hypotheses. Archaeological Proof of a Huge Battle, The Mantle Is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect, Explain the BofM Geography and Church History, here is only "One Narrow Neck of Land, but a total of 3 Unique Necks in the Book of Mormon, Did Joseph Smith Know the geography of the Book of Mormon. Despite contrary belief, there is evidence which suggests Ancient Egyptians explored the planet like no one at the time: To the amazement of archeologists and researchers, in 1992, a German researcherwho was performing tests on Ancient Egyptian mummies found traces of hashish, tobacco, and cocaine in the hair skin and bones of Ancient Egyptian Mummies. Watch the first few minutes of this non-Mormon video HERE for amazing details about the antiquity of the stone, its inscription and its importance. accuracy of the towers position would be impossible or sheer luck. During Full Video Here. time (and today) are described as having sharply cut faces. However, at the end of the 19th century, Eben Norton Horsford, In Brazils Guanabara Bay a sunken shipwreck was discovered appearing to be the remains of an ancient Roman ship. 9- Translation- Was it using a Seer Stone or using the Urim and Thummim? A wealthy man, Joseph had kept his devotion to his teacher hidden from authorities. 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