6 The Upton Chamber. there. The son of an Anglican minister, Bond was also a member of the London-based Society for Psychical Research (SPR), dedicated to understanding paranormal phenomena such as telepathy and ghosts. [3] Vikings, The North Atlantic Saga, Smithsonian Inst Press, 2000. 7- What is the Smoking Gun of Book of Mormon Geography? (CNN) Wherever you go in the United States, you'll find monuments and reminders of America's history. Pre- Order today here! Archaeologists continue to work in and around Chichen Itza. The construction was ceased, and archeologists were sent to investigate. Horsford hypothesized that the burls were harvested in the forests It makes sense that when Lehi landed in North America he and his culture would have left behind evidence of his Jewish and Israelite heritage. In Brazils Guanabara Bay a sunken shipwreck was discovered appearing to be the remains of an ancient Roman ship. Wolter embarked on a quest to discover how an ancient artifact from Central America ended up all the way in Hawaii. These have been met with skepticism, overwhelming bias and even contempt by archaeological and scientific communities. 6 min read. While this new evidence should certainly be exciting news for all LDS faithful, there are likely a few in the LDS scholarly community who will, like anti-Mormon critics, try to find some way to discredit or dismiss this evidence that so powerfully corroborates the claims of the Book of Mormon, because it does not support their preferred Mesoamerican geography paradigm. samples yielded a date of about 1680. Newark Keystone, one of the Newark Holy Stone collection found around 1860 at the Great Octagon/Great Circle complex of Newark, Ohio. Sign up to get important news and culture from around the Northwest, delivered to your inbox six days a week. interpretation differs considerably from the sketch he is known to have used. By Megan Gannon. Bull catalyzed Horsford's interest in Did The Druids Share a Common Ancestry With Other Ancient Civilizations? to 400 AD. placed the stone tablet (left) which, to this day, marks the location of Leif's house. The Waubonsie Stone in Chicago: An Ancient Altar for Sacrificing Babies? ALPENA, Mich. (Michigan Back Roads) - Unusual artifacts have been dug up all over the Great Lakes Region and North America. One of the arguments against the authenticity of these stones is the supposed lack of corroborating evidence for Hebrew language. In Roanoke: The Lost Colony, Scott Wolter investigated the disappearance of the Roanoke colony. Cumorah Land! monuments at the Tuck Museum. 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. Among the class of writers aforesaid is Mr. James Adair, who resided forty years among the American tribes, and who wrote a book on the subject, which was published about the year 1775, in which he, without hesitation, declares that the American aborigines are descendants from the Israelites, and so complete is his conviction on this head, that he declares he finds a perfect and undisputable similitude in each. 7. It was made by digging out the inside of a log with an ax, according to the . 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). Prior to the attack, orvaldr called the site beautiful and said he wanted to 2. One of these artifacts, the Vinland Map, showed cartographic evidence of the Norse discovery, though its legitimacy is still debated, despite carbon dating placing it at least 50 years before Columbus discovery. But if the definition of making a discovery means understanding what youve found, did Columbus really discover America? would have been visible to anyone in a boat on the Taunton River. Many previously declared hoaxes may be reanalyzed using more objective observations and scientific analysis and less simple blind bias and dogma. is not surprising, since the soil conditions at the site are not at all The site at Coopers Ferry doesnt fit with this model. This has been well documented in the film, The Lost Civilizations of North America (click on the image below), which won best of show at the International Cherokee Film Festival in 2010, and the book by S. Edgar Smoot, Lost American Antiquities; A Hidden History (DVD Here,and Book Here. Kelly Point, on the north side Theyve found the oldest human settlement in North America, a settlement that goes back 15,000 years. 3 discoveries that suggest Ancient Egyptians traveled to America thousands of years ago. Annotated Book of Mormon page 544, The Method of Translation Article Here. If their theories are borne out by the translation of the tablets engraved with hieroglyphics, the mystery of the prehistoric people of North America, their ancient arts, who they were and whence they came, will be solved. it seems unlikely that Hampton was the final resting place for orvaldr Brain matter was still preserved inside their skulls, and gut contents, along with numerous artifacts were found with the bodies. Your email address will not be published. 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. 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. Eirksson. 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Sketches of the inscriptions See the Gosford Glyphs on Ancient Aliens below: As we have reported in previous articles, the most interesting part about the Gosford Glyphs is their writing style. This Favored Country of the Book of Mormon is (the United States) colonists may have unearthed and destroyed any sizeable artifacts. A map (shown above) was produced by Cyrus Thomas in 1894 in a Bureau of Ethnology book. I'd Braje agreed, When you look at the illustration Davis had in there, of stemmed points from Japan, and the kind he was finding at Coopers Ferry, its really striking and very exciting. Though it isnt definitive, he says, it offers new avenues of study. 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. The origins of the stone have gone unknown for decades, and at one point, a Chicago museum even used the stone as a decorative drinking fountain. materials only available during pre-Columbian times. Did Joseph Smith Identify Zarahemla in Guatemala? and floated down to the Charles in canals, for which he claimed to have found physical Because of the style of writing, Dr. Cyrus Thomas declared the inscription to be a form of Paleo-Hebrew thought to be in use during the first or second century A.D. Hebrew scholar Robert Stieglitz confirmed Gordons translation. publicizing and writing about his work. The radiocarbon dates may not be linked to human occupation and the analysis of the site requires more work to determine when people lived there, archeologist Ben Potter of the University of Alaska Fairbanks who was not involved with the study tells Nature. conducive to the preservation of materials. Anything downstream at a lower elevation would have been obliterated. While numismatists and archeologists are often skeptical, it has led them to at least examine whether there could be any credibility to this theory. 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? Unlikely. Chia-Yi Hou Aug 29, 2019 | 2 min read PDF VERSION ABOVE: Excavation site at Cooper's Ferry in 2018 [1] Richard R. John, "Eben Norton Horsford, the Northmen, 19862023 The Scientist. Using characters that are not apparent in the original sketch, Rafn We use cookies and similar technologies to run this website and help us make recommendations for you. The Book of Mormon claims to be a history of several groups of people from the Old World who were lead to the Americas by the Lord and came by ship. Much of todays science is not engaged in finding new truths, but in finding new pet theories. Upon translation it was found to be a complete rendition of the 10 commandments. What is the Smoking Gun of Book of Mormon Geography? 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. Chia-Yi Hou is a freelance science writer. related to Thorvald's Rock, and the Hampton Historical Society has a brief 6. 3, No. It's not surprising that scholars can't agree on the origin of Wolter was immediately captivated by the petroglyphs, which contain stories of Judaculla, a giant god, as well as a map of the surrounding area, and symbols that might not be Native American. century, a Danish scholar interpreted the inscriptions as Norse. be a typical suffix for Old Norse words. In November 1907, he and Bartlett, using the automatic writing method, stated the question, Can you tell us anything about Glastonbury? They had no idea who might respond, but an answer came back; All knowledge is eternal and available to mental sympathy.. seem like a very good place for a farm. Depiction of skull. These include the artifacts found at L'Anse aux Meadows (left) and the 11 th century Norwegian coin found in Maine in 1957 (right). When the episode premiered, it sent shockwaves through the scientific community for offering a new conclusion to the lingering question - Did Polynesians sail to the Americas? 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. It has been shown in Dean Sessions book that it is more likely that water is at the center of the earth? The Anglican Church invited Bond, with his deep knowledge of church restoration, to direct archaeological digs at. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Required fields are marked *. For a long time, this Norse presence was disputed as myth, until there was so much conclusive archeological evidence that history had to be reconsidered. I dont know the unknown either, but I study and pray about all things and it has to make sense as well. The Mantle Is Far, Far Greater Than the Intellect century, an American scholar interpreted the inscriptions as Portuguese. All rights reserved. We know this by the scriptures (D&C 93:29) and yet the vast majority of these intellectuals dont believe in scripture either. 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.. population of nearly 10,000 people, which thrived for three centuries. This is another domino in the collapse of the Clovis-first idea and the idea that people walked down an ice-free corridor some 13,500 years ago, says Todd Braje, an archaeologist at San Diego State University, who was not involved in the study. Comprehensive information about the excavation, the find, the publication and the controversy, can be obtained from the fully referenced article by Professor J. Huston McCulloch at Ohio State University. 1986, p. 33). The blood of the Lamanites then is present in North and South America. 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. Be a part of it! "There's something out there - that's better than our airplane." The owner and employees of this site are members of the LDS Church and in good standing. What makes the spearpoint so curious is that its coloring is a greenish gold the type from obsidian found in Mesoamerica. 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. This type of pottery was used to transport anything from wine, to olive oil, and grains. 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. The evidence seems clear, theres no reason not to accept these as genuine, legitimate artifacts. Scott Wolter, American Petrigraphic Services, St. Paul, MN. 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. Regarding the Los Lunas Stone in New Mexico, which also has ancient Hebrew writing. What about those who say Adam was not the first man created on this earth? Together, these stones may work in concert to verify the presence of ancient Hebrew civilizations in the heartland of America. Mesoamerica Bias Withholding Facts from Church Membership. Chichen Itza is likely the most famous archaeological site in all of North America, and for good reason. How do we know the location of Leif's travels so precisely? However, some interior features (left) are thought to more 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. Their scientific investigations and findings using scanning electron and 3D microscopy of several stones with ancient Hebrew are now validating linguistic claims of the Book of Mormon. Some LDS students of the Book of Mormon contend that the rather sophisticated glyph language system of the Maya civilization in Mesoamerica is evidence that the Book of Mormon history occurred there. Traders likely transported the small spheres from Italy to northern Alaska in the mid-15th century 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. grasping at straws, but Roger Williams, founder of the Rhode Island colony, lived to colonial era guidance since the colonists learned their farming practices from the sailing eastward along a north-facing coast. Venetian Glass Beads May Be Oldest European Artifacts Found in North America. Translation- Was it using a Seer Stone or using the Urim and Thummim? Other sources say The scam also proves that people are threatened by new ideas changing history, and will do anything to lead investigators astray, Photo by Getty Images (Not the actual Obsidian Spear). See page 544 of our new book below. field stone) closely resemble those of other 17th century structures in Rhode Hebrew Petroglyph Panel at Conchas Lake, New Mexico, which was found by Ron Rigoni on his 10,000 acre ranch and examined by Scott Wolter in an episode of America Unearthed. And now, behold, we have written this record according to our knowledge, in the characters which are called among us the reformed Egyptian, being handed down and altered by us, according to our manner of speech. This, combined with the number of out of place artifacts that have ben found in the Americas beg to ask who truly discovered the Americas. The radiocarbon dates we were getting started to tell the same story. Many sittings and conversations later, Bond and Bartlett had coordinates for where to dig for the chapel foundation. 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. History of the Bat Creek Stone by non-Mormon Historian for BTN-TV. The jars were dated between the 1st century BC and 3rd century AD, definitively proving their origin from the Roman Empire. 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[2] Eben Horton Horsford, The Landfall of Leif Erikson A.D. 1000 and the When Marx confronted the Brazilian government, he said he was told that Brazilians dont care about the past and they dont want to replace Pedro Alvares Cabral as the official European discoverer of the country. Other place names hailing the Nor- prefix can be as the name of this location. One of the oldest archaeological sites in the Americas has been discovered in western Idaho, according to a study published today in the . recessed areas ideal for the placement of holy figures or other items. In it the narrator states, Another stone with a mysterious seemingly Hebrew inscription was found here, along the Bat Creek in eastern Tennessee. The Bat Creek Stone information in the video is at 2:34 is you want to skip to it. Were The Great Pyramids Once Used to Transmit Energy? Firm Foundation complete article is found here. 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