Secrets of Ancient America: Archaeoastronomy and the Legacy of the Phoenicians, Celts, and Other Forgotten Explorers

437 Pages·2015·22.5 MB·English

by  Carl Lehrburger

SECRETS OF ANCIENT AMERICA
“This is a fascinating exploration of the deep history of human migrations around the
planet. Drawing from evidence systematically and irrationally dismissed by many of
the professional archaeologists, Lehrburger shares his path of discovery, his
pioneering field research, and his heartfelt observations about the peopling of the
Americas. Clearly, there is a truer story here that has been right under our noses all
along.”
JOHN MAJOR JENKINS, AUTHOR OF MAYA COSMOGENESIS 2012 AND DIRECTOR OF THE
CENTER FOR 2012 STUDIES
“Carl Lehrburger’s comprehensive documentation of the dizzying number of ancient
petroglyphs, artifacts, and sites in the Americas is stunning. This work proves beyond
any doubt that many cultures from around the world came to the Americas and
permanently left evidence of their extensive knowledge in the rocks and people who
inhabited this land.”
SCOTT WOLTER, FORENSIC GEOLOGIST, AUTHOR, AND HOST OF THE POPULAR TV SERIES
AMERICA UNEARTHED
“Threatening to topple the ‘archaeopriests’ who still think Columbus discovered
America, Lehrburger strikes at the heart of the matter with his New History. An
intimate and brilliantly illustrated journey back to the time of ancient sky-watchers
… a game-changing work.”
SUSAN B. MARTINEZ, PH.D., AUTHOR OF THE MYSTERIOUS ORIGINS OF HYBRID MAN
“Impressive insights into the spirituality of ancient stargazers abound in Carl
Lehrburger’s compelling, personally guided tour of archaeological sites from
Stonehenge to Newport and from Serpent Mound, Ohio, to the Hindu campsites in
the Mojave Desert. Fascinating research by an inquiring mind will inspire those who
are curious about the new dimensions of archaeoastronomy and spirituality.
Wherever a shaft of sunlight from the winter solstice has shined upon the ancient
petroglyphs left by ancient Celtic seafarers in Ireland or along the eastern seaboard,
you can bet Carl Lehrburger has been there to record it on camera. His easy-toread
compendium of sacred sites and archaeoastronomy is a spectacular, exciting guide for
our own journey.”
GUNNAR THOMPSON, PH.D., ARCHAEOLOGIST, ANTHROPOLOGIST, AND AUTHOR OF
AMERICAN DISCOVERY: OUR MULTICULTURAL HERITAGE
Acknowledgments
I was able to write a new history of America only by standing on the shoulders of others to
whom I owe my gratitude, as follows:
Peter Shotwell, editor
Dorian Taddei for discoveries, insights, and reflections.
PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL
Martin Brennan: The Hidden Maya (1998) and The Stones of Time (1994).
Barry Fell: America B.C.: Ancient Settlers in the New World (1975) and Saga America
(1980).
Epigraphic Society: The Epigraphic Society Occasional Papers (ESOP).
Wayne May, publisher: Ancient American magazine.
William McGlone, Phillip M. Leonard, James Guthrie, Rollin Gillespie, and James
Whittall Jr.: Ancient American Inscriptions: Plow Marks or History? (1993).
William McGlone, Ted Barker and Phillip M. Leonard: Archaeoastronomy of Southeast
Colorado and the Oklahoma Panhandle (1999).
Gunnar Thompson: American Discovery: Our Multicultural Heritage (1994).
Wikimedia Commons and its contributors (commons.wikimedia.org).
Wikipedia the Free Encyclopedia and its contributors (wikipedia.org).
COLLABORATIVE RESEARCHERS, MENTORS,
CONTRIBUTORS, AND COLLEAGUES
Ted Barker, Carl Bjork, Martin Brennan, Ida Jane Gallagher, Hugh Gardner, John Major
Jenkins, Gerry Lehrburger, M.D., Phillip M. Leonard, Bill McGlone, Kean Scott
Monahan, Roderick Schmidt, Dorian Taddei, Gunnar Thompson.
GUIDES, DUST KICKERS, AND FELLOW EXPLORERS
Arlo Acton, Rubin Amador, Tarry Carter, Shawn Davies, Liev Eenes, Sig Lonegren, Toby
Hall and Cheryl Yambrach Rose, Keith Jefferies, Michael Mideke, Peter Oatman, Chris
Patenaude, Marc Saxe, Richard Simmons Jr., Steve and Anne Smith, Todd Stoddard,
Cathy Taddei, Bill Tilley, Crystal and Wayne Trickle, Jim Walter, Michael Waugh, Earl
Wilson, Fred Templeton, and Jim Walton.
INSPIRATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT
The Lehrburger family and Julianaa Satie.
To all, including those unnamed:
Thank you!
Americans aspire to be a “forward-looking” people, often failing to look back. But if we
were to look back in time, at our history, and discover the true story of this land, what
would we see? And how different our world, our existence, and our lives would be today
… and can be tomorrow.
Major sites of ancient discoveries in North America described in this book
Contents
Title Page
Epigraph
Acknowledgments
Introduction: Challenging Long-Held Views
THE HEART OF THE MATTER
THE OLD HISTORY: ARE WE LIVING IN FLATLAND?
THE ARCHAEOPRIESTS
LANDING OF THE DIFFUSIONISTS
Chapter 1: Two Stories of Columbus
DISCOVERING A NEW HISTORY
THE USUAL STORY OF COLUMBUS
THE REAL STORY OF COLUMBUS EMERGES
THE DYNAMICS OF SLAVERY
AFTERMATH
Chapter 2: American History ABC
BARRY FELL’S AMERICA B.C.
THE PHOENICIANS IN AMERICA
THE PHOENICIAN NEWTON STONE IN SCOTLAND
THE BOURNE STONE
THE CRESPI COLLECTION FROM ECUADOR
OTHER PHOENICIAN/AMERICAN DISCOVERIES
THE CELTIC OGHAM WRITING ON THE NEWTON STONE
COINS BY THE HUNDREDS
THE DAVENPORT RELICS CONSPIRACY
THE CRITICS PREVAIL
Chapter 3: The Stars and the Stones
ARCHAEO—WHAT?
MEGALITHIC IRELAND AND MARTIN BRENNAN
Chapter 4: Celtic New England
FINDING THE TRAILHEAD
EXPLORING CELTIC AMERICA
AN AUSPICIOUS MEETING
STANDING STONES AND PERCHED ROCKS
THE NEW HAMPSHIRE RING OF STONE
AMERICA’S STONEHENGE
Chapter 5: They Settled in Mesoamerica
MARTIN BRENNAN IN MEXICO
THE HERO TWINS OF THE POPOL VUH
THE MAYAN CALENDAR
JOHN MAJOR JENKINS AND THE GALACTIC ALIGNMENT
THE HIDDEN SIGN LANGUAGE OF THE MAYA
CHICHÉN ITZÁ’S EQUINOX SERPENT
THE AZTEC QUETZALCOATL AND THE MAYAN KUKULCÁN
INFLUENCES FROM AFRICA AND ASIA?
INFLUENCES FROM INDIA?
Chapter 6: Sacred Sexuality at the Pathfinder Site
MEETING BILL McGLONE IN COLORADO
THE PURGATOIRE RIVER CANYON
ARCHAEOASTRONOMY BASICS
THE PATHFINDER
MEETING THE HUNTER AND THE GODDESS
A SECOND PATHFINDER ALIGNMENT
DIVINE SEXUALITY—THE STORY OF CHANGING WOMAN
Chapter 7: Equinox Sunrise: Celtic Sun Deities in
Colorado
DIFFUSIONISTS AT ODDS
A COWBOY GUIDE
CRACK CAVE, SOUTHEASTERN COLORADO
EQUINOX SUNRISE AT CRACK CAVE
Chapter 8: Old World Cosmologies at the Anubis Caves
CELTIC RELIGION IN OKLAHOMA
MITRA, MITHRA, OR MITHRAS
ANUBIS CAVES INSCRIPTIONS
THE SIX MONTHS OGHAM INSCRIPTION AND THE NOSE POINTER ALIGNMENT
THE SILENT OPERA AND OTHER SUNSET EQUINOX DISPLAYS
CELTIC GODDESSES IN CAVE 2
COSMOLOGY AND CONSTELLATIONS
Chapter 9: More Celtic America
LUGH AND THE FESTIVAL OF LUGHNASA
CROSS-QUARTER DAY ALIGNMENT AT THE SUN TEMPLE
COSMOLOGY OF THE SUN TEMPLE
CELTS IN KANSAS
CAVE HOLLOW SUNRISE
OTHER ENCOUNTERS
EQUINOX SUNSET CAVE NEAR RUSSELL, KANSAS
FURTHER INDICATIONS OF CELTIC MIGRATIONS IN AMERICA
Chapter 10: Westward to a Dwelling Place of a Great
Spirit
WESTWARD TO CALIFORNIA
A DESTRUCTIVE LEGACY
THE EQUINOX SUNRISE LIGHT SERPENT AT MOJAVE NORTH
SCHMIDT’S THEORIES OF TRANSOCEANIC DIFFUSION
MORE SOLAR MARKERS
OTHER MOJAVE NORTH PETROGLYPHS
THE SEA ROCK
Chapter 11: Mojave North II—Did They Come Across
the Pacific?
WHERE HAVE ALL THE MYSTICS GONE?
CROSS-QUARTER DAYS AT MOJAVE NORTH
SHIVA’S LINGA?
THE EPIGRAPHY OF MOJAVE NORTH
LUNAR ALIGNMENT DISCOVERIES
CEREMONIAL BASINS MYSTERY
THE ROOTS OF MOJAVE NORTH
ENDANGERED HISTORY AT MOJAVE NORTH
Chapter 12: The Great Basin Melting Pot
THE GREAT BASIN
GREAT BASIN JOURNEYS
ENCOUNTERS WITH A ROCK ART INVESTIGATOR
PETROGLYPH SITES NEAR BISHOP, CALIFORNIA
A STORY OF THE KIVA
THE STORY OF KOKOPELLI
CUPULES AND GRINDING HOLES
DIFFUSION OF VEDIC CULTURES VIA THE PACIFIC INTO THE GREAT BASIN?
EAST MEETS WEST IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE
Chapter 13: Midwest Relics, Mounds, and Controversies
THE DISCOVERY AND EXCAVATION OF MOUNDS IN NORTH AMERICA
COPPER MINING IN MICHIGAN
WAYNE MAY’S IDEAS AND THE MOUND BUILDERS’ CULTURE
THE SERPENT MOUND OF OHIO
THE CASE FOR OLD WORLD RELICS FROM THE MIDWEST
FAKES?
IN THE END, CONTROVERSIES AND SKEPTICISM