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Discovering the Mysteries
ofA n c i e n t
A m e r i c a
Lost History and Legends,
Unearthed and Explored
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Chapter 2: Ancient Technology 3
Discovering the Mysteries
of A n c i e n t
A m e r i c a
Lost History and Legends,
Unearthed and Explored
F J
RANK OSEPH
Edited by
With Contributions From
Zecharia Sitchin, Wayne May, Andrew Collins,
David Hatcher Childress,
Laura Lee, and Others
New Page Books
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4 Discovering the Mysteries of Ancient America
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Discovering the mysteries of ancient America : lost history and legends, unearthed
and explored / edited by Frank Joseph ; with contributions from Zechariah Sitchin
… [et al.].
p.cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 1-56414-842-4 (pbk.)
1. Indians of North America—Transatlantic influences. 2. Indians of North
America—Transpacific influences. 3. Indians of North America—Egyptian
influences. 4. Civilization, Ancient. 5. North America—Antiquities. 1. Joseph, Frank.
II. Sitchin, Zecharia.
E98.T73D57 2006
970.01--dc22
2005050473
Contents 5
Contents
Introduction:
America B.C.: Before Columbus
by Frank Joseph, Editor, Ancient American 13
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C-14 TESTING PROVES AMERICA’S REAL AGE 15
America’s 1st Civilization: Older Than Believed Possible
by Zechariah Sitchin 17
KENNEWICK MAN 20
Kennewick Man: Still Politically Incorrect After Nine Thousand Years
by James J. Daly, Sr., Ph.D. 21
TABLETS: HOAXOR HISTORY? 28
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The Michigan Tablets: An Archaeological Scandal
by J. Golden Barton & Wayne May 29
HUMAN HISTORY’S NEW FACE 36
Humans in America One-Quarter of a Million Years Ago
by Dr. Virginia Steen-McIntyre 37
NEW EVIDENCEOF EARLY MAN 49
No More Clovis Moses
by Marc Roland 49
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EGYPTIAN INFLUENCEON AMERICA 55
Super Science From Pharaonic Egypt to Pre-Spanish Peru
by Laura Lee 56
100-YEAR-OLDARTIFACT STILL UNIDENTIFIED 63
The Bell and Hammer: Two “Impossible” Finds
by Dennis Ballard 63
BERMUDA TRIANGLE REVEALS ANCIENT ROOTS 65
Did Ancient Americans Know About the “Bermuda Triangle”?
by Carl P. Munck 66
CALENDAR STONE 67
The Aztec “Vessel of Time”
by Frank Joseph 68
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NIEBRA DISC PROVES EVIDENCEOF PRE-COLUMBUS EXPLORERS 83
Germany’s Bronze Age Disc: A Transatlantic Device?
by Dr. R.M. de Jonge & J.S. Wakefield 84
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MYSTERIOUS CITYIN CUBAN WATERS 89
Was Atlantis in Cuba?
by Andrew Collins 90
ANCIENT GRAVEYARD 97
America’s Oldest Cemetery: The Copper Miners’ Graveyard
by Wayne May 98
ALASKA’S MUMMY PEOPLE 102
The Caucasian Mummy People of Alaska
by F.S. Pettyjohn 103
MYSTERIOUS INDIGENOUS PEOPLE 106
Who Were the “Western Whites”?
by William M. Donato 106
GIANT BEARS 107
Giant Bears Terrorized Ancient America
by Dr. E.J. Neiburger 108
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MICHIGAN’S MYSTERIOUS PAST 112
The Vanished Builders of Bronze Age Michigan
by Daniel J. Wood 113
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MAYA PYRAMINDS 125
Searching for a Maya Pyramid in Java
by David Hatcher Childress 126
CHINESE TREASURE 133
Ancient Chinese Gold in California
by Arthur D. Palmer 134
MYSTERIOUS BEAR STATUE 136
Washington State’s Mystery Beast
by Gary L. Wilson 136
CORN LINKS 2 WORLDS 138
Seeds of Paradise
by Gunnar Thompson, Ph.D. 138
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Newport Tower 155
The Newport Tower: Colonial Mill or Viking Lighthouse?
by Paul H. Chapman 156
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Maine Coon Cat 162
The Viking Cat That Discovered America
by Frank Joseph 163
RUNESTONE HOAXES 165
The Kensington and Heavener Runestone Hoaxes
by Dr. J.D. Haines, M.D. 166
15TH CENTURY RUNESTONE 172
Minnesota’s Runestone Is Authenticated
by Harold Blauzahn 173
HEAVENER RUNSTONE 178
Oklahoma’s Giant Runestone
by Dr. Cyclone Covey 179
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DRUGS IN ANCIENT AMERICA 185
They Came for the Cocaine
by A.J. Julius 185
EGYPTIANS IN PRE-COLUMBIAN AMERICA 188
Point: No Egyptians in Ancient America
by Eric Lurio 189
EGYPTIANS ON AMERICAN SHORES 193
Counterpoint: Egypt’s Role in Ancient America
by Gunnar Thompson, Ph.D. 193
