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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

The Angeles National Forest Mystery Rocks

THE ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST MYSTERY ROCKS Written by Christopher Nyerges www.ChristopherNyerges.com Posted by Rick Osmon On Halloween day in 2001, I was leading a birthday outing for a 10 year old boy and his friends at the 3000 foot level of the Angeles National Forest.  We were getting late, so I led them down into the Read More

Preview: Upcoming Story in Ancient American Magazine

Here is a preview of my next article for Ancient American Ancient Fortresses of the Ohio Valley Part 3: Grave Creek Complex; Smoke and Mirrors   In the first installment of this series (AA, Vol 17, Issue 101), I described two ancient fortresses, Merom Bluff and Devil’s Backbone, both in Indiana. In the second installment Read More