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Relics of ancient America : Lamb, Iner, 1833- comp : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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Video narration with image illustration here and there of modern remains where relevant
Very interesting book and accompanying video worth investigation, the video mentions pretty early on that America was known to the ancients as far back as the sacking of Troy, and that Tartars invaded at least twice including around the 1200s AD, and that they may have come over from across the Bering Strait (something that lines up with my research of 16th century maps showing the edge of Siberia and North America featuring the Strait of Anian). Mounds that still exist today, specifically the Grave Creek Mound in Wheeling, Ohio, are described as having thousands of skeletons in them, and there were even gravesites found with swords and urns depicting Alexander the Great. There's even some conjecture on Jews being found in Arizona, Australia, South India and natives of South America observing circumcision, baptism and other rites before Catholic missionaries touched down.
Now, none of this should be taken without a grain of salt as later the author says some of these things add credence to the Book of Mormon, which tells you they were as in the dark as we were, but nonetheless there's some very interesting insight into the information ecosystem of researchers of the time. I'll note that other books I've read have mentioned very similar things to this anecdote such as Indian tribes and Mexicans observing circumcision and being considered "Jews" by other explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries and earlier. Since I've also read accounts of the same being true of Tartars in what's now Siberia I can't help but see a continuity here, especially in light of assertions that they were around well before the 15th century in North America.
There are even mentions of underground terraces under modern cities.
Here are some tidbits and notes from the book as an appetizer:
The author makes interesting assertions, such as that the tallest and shortest races were found in Patagonia, that some of the mounds had skeletons rarely over 5 feet tall, and races of White Welsh Indians. Other interesting mentions are petrified skeletons, pre-flood artifacts, out of time artifacts and Greek and other artifacts bearing interesting Greek and Roman historical icons(?) in North America.
Interestingly page 12 mentions the foundation of Solomon's Temple being found 90 feet below the surface in what I assume the author implied was in Lebanon (somewhere near Baalbek? Bashan?). On the next page, the author makes observations about the depths of the artifacts found and questions how well depth of burial can be used to estimate age, "Note — The Calaveras skull was found 40 feet deeper than the foundation of Solomon's temple and should not require 5000 years. A volcanic age could succeed and subside between it and the stone-mortar age."
The author ponders further, "Note — Four feet of depth accounts for a generation of forest trees. A human skeleton has been found •in a quarry in North America, in limestone and petrified, 15 feet below the surface and lower than the relics of the rhinerceros. Query — When did the sandstone become hard, and how ? and where are the animals that made the imprints in the tracks of 40 species of bipeds and quadrupeds, found in sandstone along the Connecticut river ?
On the small island of Easter in the Pacific ocean, which contains about 2000 savages who speak the language of Tahiti, colossal stone statues are found on platforms of Herculean masonry, made with great skill and tact."
Note by me: as I delve more into old books it seems that there is definitely a period of rediscovery around the 1800s. Where older cosmographies and history books speak more matter of fact, as if events are known for sure and almost common factual knowledge (regardless of if they are true, as we should question everything), in the 19th century I notice authors questioning how artifacts can be found seemingly out of time and questioning the scholarly narrative seem to pop up much more frequently. They seem as confused as we are.
As we know, around this time is supposedly when the nations were repopulated and sciences were reintroduced, so many of these historians and archeologists have very relevant questions you don't see asked in the modern age and they'll openly question how such finds can be consistent with the sciences of archeology and dinosaurs. And yet, despite the authors grappling with gaps in information and inconsistencies in their own educations, they still reveal very interesting tidbits about history we hear nothing about at all, like two invasions of Tartars in North America. Just as we have to contend with strange narratives, historical coverups and utterly unknown periods wiped from the record, it seems that academics of the 19th century did too. Thus, interesting things can slip between the cracks as they're as puzzled as we are.
Library of Congress mirror
Video narration with image illustration here and there of modern remains where relevant
Very interesting book and accompanying video worth investigation, the video mentions pretty early on that America was known to the ancients as far back as the sacking of Troy, and that Tartars invaded at least twice including around the 1200s AD, and that they may have come over from across the Bering Strait (something that lines up with my research of 16th century maps showing the edge of Siberia and North America featuring the Strait of Anian). Mounds that still exist today, specifically the Grave Creek Mound in Wheeling, Ohio, are described as having thousands of skeletons in them, and there were even gravesites found with swords and urns depicting Alexander the Great. There's even some conjecture on Jews being found in Arizona, Australia, South India and natives of South America observing circumcision, baptism and other rites before Catholic missionaries touched down.
Now, none of this should be taken without a grain of salt as later the author says some of these things add credence to the Book of Mormon, which tells you they were as in the dark as we were, but nonetheless there's some very interesting insight into the information ecosystem of researchers of the time. I'll note that other books I've read have mentioned very similar things to this anecdote such as Indian tribes and Mexicans observing circumcision and being considered "Jews" by other explorers of the 15th and 16th centuries and earlier. Since I've also read accounts of the same being true of Tartars in what's now Siberia I can't help but see a continuity here, especially in light of assertions that they were around well before the 15th century in North America.
There are even mentions of underground terraces under modern cities.
Here are some tidbits and notes from the book as an appetizer:
The author makes interesting assertions, such as that the tallest and shortest races were found in Patagonia, that some of the mounds had skeletons rarely over 5 feet tall, and races of White Welsh Indians. Other interesting mentions are petrified skeletons, pre-flood artifacts, out of time artifacts and Greek and other artifacts bearing interesting Greek and Roman historical icons(?) in North America.
Interestingly page 12 mentions the foundation of Solomon's Temple being found 90 feet below the surface in what I assume the author implied was in Lebanon (somewhere near Baalbek? Bashan?). On the next page, the author makes observations about the depths of the artifacts found and questions how well depth of burial can be used to estimate age, "Note — The Calaveras skull was found 40 feet deeper than the foundation of Solomon's temple and should not require 5000 years. A volcanic age could succeed and subside between it and the stone-mortar age."
The author ponders further, "Note — Four feet of depth accounts for a generation of forest trees. A human skeleton has been found •in a quarry in North America, in limestone and petrified, 15 feet below the surface and lower than the relics of the rhinerceros. Query — When did the sandstone become hard, and how ? and where are the animals that made the imprints in the tracks of 40 species of bipeds and quadrupeds, found in sandstone along the Connecticut river ?
On the small island of Easter in the Pacific ocean, which contains about 2000 savages who speak the language of Tahiti, colossal stone statues are found on platforms of Herculean masonry, made with great skill and tact."
Note by me: as I delve more into old books it seems that there is definitely a period of rediscovery around the 1800s. Where older cosmographies and history books speak more matter of fact, as if events are known for sure and almost common factual knowledge (regardless of if they are true, as we should question everything), in the 19th century I notice authors questioning how artifacts can be found seemingly out of time and questioning the scholarly narrative seem to pop up much more frequently. They seem as confused as we are.
As we know, around this time is supposedly when the nations were repopulated and sciences were reintroduced, so many of these historians and archeologists have very relevant questions you don't see asked in the modern age and they'll openly question how such finds can be consistent with the sciences of archeology and dinosaurs. And yet, despite the authors grappling with gaps in information and inconsistencies in their own educations, they still reveal very interesting tidbits about history we hear nothing about at all, like two invasions of Tartars in North America. Just as we have to contend with strange narratives, historical coverups and utterly unknown periods wiped from the record, it seems that academics of the 19th century did too. Thus, interesting things can slip between the cracks as they're as puzzled as we are.
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