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Homer, facts or fiction?

Homer, facts or fiction? By N.R. De Graaf, The Netherlands About the naval base of the Faeakes June 2015         In 1879 mr Cailleux, a Frenchman, advanced the idea that the histories told by Homer had been enacted in the Atlantic zone of Europe. This was some decade after Schliemann told the Read More

Ancient Fortresses of the Ohio Valley, Part V: Processed Goods, Packaging and Transportation

Ancient Fortresses of the Ohio Valley, Part V: Processed Goods, Packaging and Transportation By Rick Osmon Originally published in Ancient American Magazine Issue # 105 When we think of ancient trade by ancient merchants, we usually think in terms of durable goods, that is, things or materials that have survived rot and decay to the Read More

Caves And The Winter Solstice

Dear Editor, I am Hezekiah Hensley and I have decided to write an article about a natural winter solstice alignment site I discovered.  It is a small cave located in the Red Bird River Valley in Eastern Clay County that aligns to the winter solstice.  I was at this cave back in the 1990’s with Read More

Early New World Maps

 Early New World Maps by Dr. Gunnar Thompson   Early Maps of the New World The persistent academic argument concerning early voyages to the New World ends with an examination of the cartographic evidence. Maps that have been preserved in the collections of such distinguished archives as the Louvre (in Paris), the British Museum, and Read More

Saving Artifacts from Confirmation Bias

  Saving Artifacts from Confirmation Bias Kelly H. Gross   When I started as a consultant to manage the development of a project called The Hidden Codex, I expected that the science and antiquities community would be excited over the prospect of discovering a new genuine cultural artifact. Boy was I wrong. The experts had Read More

“Red Paint” Pictographic Panels West of Beaver, Utah

Scientific Results and Summation on the “Red Paint” Pictographic Panels Situated West of Beaver, Utah on the “Roberts” Property By, Stephan B. Shaffer BS MA President:The We Nooch Society.Research Archaeology/Preservationwenooch.organcienttreasurehunter.com ssgoldenpath@yahoo.com   Observations were conducted on two panels at the property of the Roberts family. One section of land owned by the family was initially obtained Read More

Columbus: Late to the North American Party

http://westfordknight.blogspot.com By David S. Brody   Little did I realize how a random 2006 conversation with my elementary-school daughter would change my life. “Daddy, who discovered America?” she asked. Suspecting she was learning about the Vikings in school, I played along. “Christopher Columbus,” I answered. “Wrong!” she said. “It was Prince Henry Sinclair from Scotland. Read More