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#11351 From: Rafael Andrés Escribano <rafael.escribano@...>
Date: Thu Dec 4, 2008 12:42 am
Subject: World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted - Discovery.com- msnbc.com
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World's oldest marijuana stash totally busted

Two pounds of still-green weed found in a 2,700-year-old Gobi Desert grave

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28034925/from/ET/

Image: A stash of cannabis found in the 2,700-year-old grave.
Stash for the afterlife: A photograph of a stash of cannabis found in the 2,700-year-old grave of a man in the Gobi Desert. Scientists are unsure if the marijuana was grown for more spiritual or medical purposes, but it's evident that the man was buried with a lot of it.
David Potter / Oxford University Press


By Jennifer Viegas
updated 1:19 p.m. ET Dec. 3, 2008

Nearly two pounds of still-green plant material found in a 2,700-year-old grave in the Gobi Desert has just been identified as the world's oldest marijuana stash, according to a paper in the latest issue of the Journal of Experimental Botany.

A barrage of tests proves the marijuana possessed potent psychoactive properties and casts doubt on the theory that the ancients only grew the plant for hemp in order to make clothing, rope and other objects.

They apparently were getting high too.

Lead author Ethan Russo told Discovery News that the marijuana "is quite similar" to what's grown today.

"We know from both the chemical analysis and genetics that it could produce THC (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase, the main psychoactive chemical in the plant)," he explained, adding that no one could feel its effects today, due to decomposition over the millennia.

Russo served as a visiting professor at the Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Botany while conducting the study. He and his international team analyzed the cannabis, which was excavated at the Yanghai Tombs near Turpan, China. It was found lightly pounded in a wooden bowl in a leather basket near the head of a blue-eyed Caucasian man who died when he was about 45.

"This individual was buried with an unusual number of high value, rare items," Russo said, mentioning that the objects included a make-up bag, bridles, pots, archery equipment and a kongou harp. The researchers believe the individual was a shaman from the Gushi people, who spoke a now-extinct language called Tocharian that was similar to Celtic.

Scientists originally thought the plant material in the grave was coriander, but microscopic botanical analysis of the bowl contents, along with genetic testing, revealed that it was cannabis.


The size of seeds mixed in with the leaves, along with their color and other characteristics, indicate the marijuana came from a cultivated strain. Before the burial, someone had carefully picked out all of the male plant parts, which are less psychoactive, so Russo and his team believe there is little doubt as to why the cannabis was grown.

What is in question, however, is how the marijuana was administered, since no pipes or other objects associated with smoking were found in the grave.

"Perhaps it was ingested orally," Russo said. "It might also have been fumigated, as the Scythian tribes to the north did subsequently."

Although other cultures in the area used hemp to make various goods as early as 7,000 years ago, additional tomb finds indicate the Gushi fabricated their clothing from wool and made their rope out of reed fibers. The scientists are unsure if the marijuana was grown for more spiritual or medical purposes, but it's evident that the blue-eyed man was buried with a lot of it.


"As with other grave goods, it was traditional to place items needed for the afterlife in the tomb with the departed," Russo said.

The ancient marijuana stash is now housed at Turpan Museum in China. In the future, Russo hopes to conduct further research at the Yanghai site, which has 2,000 other tombs.

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#11352 From: jdaintira@...
Date: Sat Dec 6, 2008 7:56 pm
Subject: a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe
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The friend who sent me this did not have a link to the article.  I hope that the photo comes through as it has more complex building structures and designs than usually seen in Chachapoyas ruins. 
 
~ Judith Marie
 

Archaeologists have discovered a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe.

By Jeremy McDermott, Latin America Correspondent
Last Updated: 7:39PM GMT 03 Dec 2008

Chachapoya - Cloud Forest People - buildings carved into the Pachallama peak mountainside in Peru

 

Buildings carved into the Pachallama peak mountainside in Peru, by Chachapoya

The settlement covers some 12 acres and is perched on a mountainside in the remote Jamalca district of Utcubamba province in the northern jungles of Peru's Amazon.

The buildings found on the Pachallama peak are in remarkably good condition, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and comprised of the traditional round stone houses built by the Chachapoya, the 'Cloud Forest People'.

The area is completely overgrown with the jungle now covering much of the settlement but explorers found the walls of the buildings and rock paintings on a cliff face.

The remote nature of the site appears to have protected the site from looters as archaeologists found ceramics and undisturbed burial sites.

Archaeologist Benedicto Pérez Goicochea said: "The citadel is perched on the edge of an abyss.

"We suspect that the ancient inhabitants used this as a lookout point from where they could spot potential enemies."

The ruins were initially discovered by local people hacking through the jungle. They were drawn to the place due to the sound of a waterfall.

The local people "armed with machetes opened a path that arrived at the place where they saw a beautiful panorama, full of flowers and fauna, as well as a waterfall, some 500 metres high," said the mayor of Jamalca, Ricardo Cabrera Bravo.

Initial studies have found similarities between the new discovery and the Cloud Peoples' super fortress of Kulep, also in Utcubamba province, which is older and more extensive that the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, but has not been fully explored or restored.

Little is known about the Chachapoya, except that they had been beaten into submission by the mighty Incas in 1475.

When in 1535 the Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Peru, they found willing allies in the Cloud People for their fight against the Incas.

Spanish texts from the era describe the Cloud People as ferocious fighters who mummified their dead.

They were eventually wiped out by small pox and other diseases brought by the Europeans.

The women of the Chachapoya were much prized by the Incas as they were tall and fair skinned. The Chronicler Pedro Cieza de León offers wrote of the Chachapoyas.

"They are the whitest and most handsome of all the people that I have seen in Indies, and their wives were so beautiful that because of their gentleness, many of them deserved to be the Incas' wives and to also be taken to the Sun Temple."

 






#11353 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
Date: Sun Dec 7, 2008 11:57 am
Subject: Re: a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe
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    its strange that the chachapoya tribe seems to have died out.  of all of the tribes of the andes these and the incas should have been more resistant to the diseases brought by the spaniards, since they were also of the white race.  it seems to indicate that both had arrived in the andes quite long ago. 
   the chachapoyas may have been the same people that contributed to the metal library said to be hidden in tunnels in eastern ecuador.  if only a few survived, the dna experts might determine some connection to europeans. 
   there is a reasonable amount of evidence that jews, frisians, and magyar had come to the andes in ancient times, and some indications that carians from anatolia had arrived after them.  the mainstream researchers appear to ignore much, and resolved to their earlier conclusions.  its hard to believe that they dont follow up on so many exciting leads, its shameful science.  i guess they are content with parroting old theories, and leaving the great discoveries for amateurs to make. 
 
mike
 
 
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Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2008 7:56 PM
Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe

The friend who sent me this did not have a link to the article.  I hope that the photo comes through as it has more complex building structures and designs than usually seen in Chachapoyas ruins. 
 
~ Judith Marie
 

Archaeologists have discovered a lost city carved into the Andes Mountains by the mysterious Chachapoya tribe.

By Jeremy McDermott, Latin America Correspondent
Last Updated: 7:39PM GMT 03 Dec 2008

Chachapoya - Cloud Forest People - buildings carved into the Pachallama peak mountainside in Peru

 

Buildings carved into the Pachallama peak mountainside in Peru, by Chachapoya

The settlement covers some 12 acres and is perched on a mountainside in the remote Jamalca district of Utcubamba province in the northern jungles of Peru's Amazon.

The buildings found on the Pachallama peak are in remarkably good condition, estimated to be over 1,000 years old and comprised of the traditional round stone houses built by the Chachapoya, the 'Cloud Forest People'.

The area is completely overgrown with the jungle now covering much of the settlement but explorers found the walls of the buildings and rock paintings on a cliff face.

The remote nature of the site appears to have protected the site from looters as archaeologists found ceramics and undisturbed burial sites.

Archaeologist Benedicto Pérez Goicochea said: "The citadel is perched on the edge of an abyss.

"We suspect that the ancient inhabitants used this as a lookout point from where they could spot potential enemies."

The ruins were initially discovered by local people hacking through the jungle. They were drawn to the place due to the sound of a waterfall.

The local people "armed with machetes opened a path that arrived at the place where they saw a beautiful panorama, full of flowers and fauna, as well as a waterfall, some 500 metres high," said the mayor of Jamalca, Ricardo Cabrera Bravo.

Initial studies have found similarities between the new discovery and the Cloud Peoples' super fortress of Kulep, also in Utcubamba province, which is older and more extensive that the Inca Citadel of Machu Picchu, but has not been fully explored or restored.

Little is known about the Chachapoya, except that they had been beaten into submission by the mighty Incas in 1475.

When in 1535 the Spanish Conquistadores arrived in Peru, they found willing allies in the Cloud People for their fight against the Incas.

Spanish texts from the era describe the Cloud People as ferocious fighters who mummified their dead.

They were eventually wiped out by small pox and other diseases brought by the Europeans.

The women of the Chachapoya were much prized by the Incas as they were tall and fair skinned. The Chronicler Pedro Cieza de León offers wrote of the Chachapoyas.

"They are the whitest and most handsome of all the people that I have seen in Indies, and their wives were so beautiful that because of their gentleness, many of them deserved to be the Incas' wives and to also be taken to the Sun Temple."

 






#11354 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 3:33 pm
Subject: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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   we have talked of the signs of flooding found in the american southwest.  while reviewing cayce predictions i found these readings of coming earth changes to america.  most of us students of cayce expected it to happen before now, but are thankful for the delay that perhaps global warming brought, but as 2009 approaches, it behooves us to look them over again, and consider that these disasters could occur during the next three years.  hopefully, some will heed these timely warnings. 
   its interesting that cayce connects the flooding of the southwest to the flooding of coastal southern california.  when i studied using google earth, i suggested two possible ways that the southwest could be flooded.  either from the sea of cortez, or from southern california.  we still cant be sure which is involved, for a subsidence of either regions could allow the sea to rush in and cover both areas. 
   cayce connects the event that causes the southwest to flood to major volcanic activities at vesuvius or pelee, and says after the great eruptions begin there may be up to three months to vacate the southwest.  its my opinion that pelee refers to mt pelee on the island of martinique. 
   it should be noted that southern california has a huge population, and escape at the last minute will be virtually impossible.  they will not find safety going east, as that area, including from southern nevada up to the great salt lake in utah will again be an inland sea.  the closest safe regions may be montana or nebraska.  the topography of the southwest, especially the grand canyon, suggests to me that this event has happened more than once in recent geological times.  its sad to realize that few will believe this warning.  i wish they would open their eyes, and look at the signs of major water erosion in the southwest, and not the present desert conditions and elevation that prevent them from seeing the obvious. 
   i suppose naples will be destroyed when a major eruption of mt vesuvius happens.  between naples and los angelos, millions will perish. 
   there is a connection between sunspot activity and quakes and eruptions on earth.  we can expect the disasters when sunspot activity is higher.  it will continue to increase between now and 2012, when it reaches max. 
    ive studies cayce all of my life, and i would not bet against him.  i offer this for those with ears to hear. 
 
mike
 
 
----- Original Message -----
From: mike white
Sent: Sunday, December 07, 2008 10:53 AM
Subject: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce

 
edgar cayce : 
 
  • 5249-1 Ice, nature, God changed the poles and the animals were destroyed. [from misc.htm]
  • - From reading 270-35 (given on January 21, 1936): "If there are the greater activities in the Vesuvius, or Pelee, then the southern coast of California--and the areas between Salt Lake and the southern portions of Nevada--may expect, within the three months following same, an inundation by the earthquakes." [Inundate: 'to cover by water or flood'!]
  • [Earthquakes] The causes of these, of course, are the movements about the earth; that is, internally - and the cosmic activity or influence of other planetary forces and stars and their relationships produce or bring about the activities of the elementals of the earth; that is, the Earth, the Air, the Fire, the Water - and those combinations make for the replacements in the various activities.
  • - "The waters of the lakes will empty into the Gulf, rather than the waterway over which such discussions have been recently made." "It would be well if the waterway were prepared, but not for that purpose for which it is at present being considered."
  • - "No wonder, then, that the entity feels the need, the necessity for change of central location. For, many portions of the east coast will be disturbed, as well as many portions of the west coast, as well as the central portion of the U.S."
  • 3976-24 8. Ye are to have turmoils, - ye are to have strifes between capital and labor. Ye are to have a division in thine own land before there is the second of the Presidents that next will not live through his office - a mob rule! [See 4/61 EARTH CHANGES booklet report, page 37; also see 3976-24, Par. R2.]
  • 9. To meet same? Only that each soul turns not to self alone and cry for strength, but that each soul LIVES in such a manner that there may be the awakening to the needs, the purposes, the causes for the nation coming into existence!
  • 3976-24 Unless there is, then, a more universal oneness of purpose on the part of all, this will one day bring - here - in America - revolution!
  • 311-8 19. (Q) How soon will the changes in the earth's activity begin to be apparent?
  • (A) When there is the first breaking up of some conditions in the South Sea (that's South Pacific, to be sure), and those as apparent in the sinking or rising of that that's almost opposite same, or in the Mediterranean, and the Aetna area, then we may know it has begun. [See 5752-3 in re creation, etc.]
  • 20. (Q) How long before this will begin?
  • (A) The indications are that some of these have already begun, yet others would say these are only temporary. We would say they have begun. '36 will see the greater changes apparent, to be sure.
  • 21. (Q) Will there be any physical changes in the earth's surface in North America? If so, what sections will be affected, and how?
  • (A) All over the country we will find many physical changes of a minor or greater degree. The greater change, as we will find, in America, will be the North Atlantic Seaboard. Watch New York! Connecticut, and the like.
  • 22. (Q) When will this be?
  • (A) In this period. As to just when -
  •  
     
    mike
     
     


    #11355 From: "Luis Andrade" <luis.sparhawk@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 4:24 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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    Hi Mike,


    >    cayce connects the event that causes the southwest to flood to major volcanic activities at vesuvius or pelee, and says after the great eruptions begin there may be up to three months to vacate the southwest.  its my opinion that pelee refers to mt pelee on the island of martinique. 

    About "pelee," Cayce may have referred to the goddess Pele who is a volcano deity in the Hawaiian mythology. It that the case, a violent eruption in the Hawaiian islands, other than the damage produced locally, it will most likely trigger a big tsunami towards the west coast of the US. This possibility is much more likely than any eruption in the Caribbean or Europe affecting the west coast of the US.

    BTW, the same could happen in the east coast if, for example, the volcano in the Canary Islands erupted

    Best,

    Luis


    #11356 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 5:13 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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       i had considered the pelee of hawaii, but decided that of martinique was more likely.  in other places cayce told of the phenomena of places opposite on the globe affecting each other.  our experts have yet to see the connection.  i vision it like a rubric's cube, pushing down one side, pushes up on the other.  imagine how much mass would need to be ejected at vesuvius to cause our southwest to sink significantly.  i consider the cascading affect may be involved, as the sea floods a portion, the mass causes more to subside, and continues further inland in steps.  however, who knows, you could be right.  water has certainly swept away a few hundred feet of soil throughout the southwest, leaving flat-topped mesas and buttes  where the former surface was.  more than rain was involved, and the rushing waves had passed both ways, pointing to sudden rather than gradual change. 
     
    imho
    mike
     
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:24 AM
    Subject: Re: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce

    Hi Mike,


    >    cayce connects the event that causes the southwest to flood to major volcanic activities at vesuvius or pelee, and says after the great eruptions begin there may be up to three months to vacate the southwest.  its my opinion that pelee refers to mt pelee on the island of martinique. 

    About "pelee," Cayce may have referred to the goddess Pele who is a volcano deity in the Hawaiian mythology. It that the case, a violent eruption in the Hawaiian islands, other than the damage produced locally, it will most likely trigger a big tsunami towards the west coast of the US. This possibility is much more likely than any eruption in the Caribbean or Europe affecting the west coast of the US.

    BTW, the same could happen in the east coast if, for example, the volcano in the Canary Islands erupted

    Best,

    Luis


    #11357 From: jdaintira@...
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 12:44 pm
    Subject: American SW Under the Ocean
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    In a message dated 12/8/2008 8:33:55 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@... writes:
    we have talked of the signs of flooding found in the american southwest
    I have been startled when this topic has come up here to realize that some people apparently question this. 
     
    I was brought up with this as fact, and my father often spoke of large parts of the US, especially the SW as having been under the ocean and about the seashells and other fossils found.
     
    It has been far too many years for me to remember exactly if this was also a part of science class, but had it been directly disputed or denied, I am certain that I would have noticed as it was established fact in my home.




    #11358 From: jdaintira@...
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 12:46 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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    In a message dated 12/8/2008 9:24:38 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, luis.sparhawk@... writes:
    BTW, the same could happen in the east coast if, for example, the volcano in the Canary Islands erupted

    Exactly.   The huge surging tidal wave could wipe out the East Coast.  ~JM




    #11359 From: william smith <wmsmithrock1@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 5:59 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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    Hi Mike
      Your explanation of the changing surface of the earth is great. I view it in the same manner as a ball. When you push in one area the remainder of the surface absorbs that effect. The Atlantic Ocean is about 60 feet deeper since the last ice age. The center is the location of the Atlantic ridge where two of the earths plates come together which makes this a natural hinge point. If 60 feet of water is added to the Atlantic I am sure this added weight would have a tilting effect to the east and west plates. In some cases even rivers will change their direction of flow. Who knows, however given enough time we may be able to float the mississippi from the Gulf to the great lakes.
    William

    --- On Mon, 12/8/08, mike white <infoplz@...> wrote:
    From: mike white <infoplz@...>
    Subject: Re: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
    To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 12:13 PM

    
     
       i had considered the pelee of hawaii, but decided that of martinique was more likely.  in other places cayce told of the phenomena of places opposite on the globe affecting each other.  our experts have yet to see the connection.  i vision it like a rubric's cube, pushing down one side, pushes up on the other.  imagine how much mass would need to be ejected at vesuvius to cause our southwest to sink significantly.  i consider the cascading affect may be involved, as the sea floods a portion, the mass causes more to subside, and continues further inland in steps.  however, who knows, you could be right.  water has certainly swept away a few hundred feet of soil throughout the southwest, leaving flat-topped mesas and buttes  where the former surface was.  more than rain was involved, and the rushing waves had passed both ways, pointing to sudden rather than gradual change. 
     
    imho
    mike
     
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 11:24 AM
    Subject: Re: [Precolumbian_ Inscriptions] Fw: [Millennium- Predictions] edgar cayce

    Hi Mike,


    >    cayce connects the event that causes the southwest to flood to major volcanic activities at vesuvius or pelee, and says after the great eruptions begin there may be up to three months to vacate the southwest.  its my opinion that pelee refers to mt pelee on the island of martinique. 

    About "pelee," Cayce may have referred to the goddess Pele who is a volcano deity in the Hawaiian mythology. It that the case, a violent eruption in the Hawaiian islands, other than the damage produced locally, it will most likely trigger a big tsunami towards the west coast of the US. This possibility is much more likely than any eruption in the Caribbean or Europe affecting the west coast of the US.

    BTW, the same could happen in the east coast if, for example, the volcano in the Canary Islands erupted

    Best,

    Luis



    #11360 From: jdaintira@...
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 1:01 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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    In a message dated 12/8/2008 10:14:54 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@... writes:
    imagine how much mass would need to be ejected at vesuvius to cause our southwest to sink significantly. 
    Oh, my, I doubt if the historical explosion we are all familiar with at Vesuvius caused this in the American SW.  It is all of far more ancient origin.  It is also not really opposite as they are both north of the Equator, and for that theory to work they would not be.
     
    Millennia of wind sheer seems the largest component of the shape of the Mesa tops.
     
    I am well to the south of the mesas referenced which are at a much higher elevation, and the mountains and foothills around me are variations of the typical cone shape - wide base, tapering as they rise.  A few are perfect cones and resemble pyramids.
     
    It is also possible to see where a glaciation ended near the town (City) of Carefree as the giant rocks and boulders the glacier had been pushing in front of it come to an end, in some cases piled up, and there is one mountain, Black Mountain, that has local vegetation all over the south face, but the north is all bleak and stark and with large rocks as a part of its foundation.
     
    ~JM




    #11361 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 6:04 pm
    Subject: Re: American SW Under the Ocean
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       often we differ on chronology.  the experts will admit areas like the southwest and midwest had been seabed, but counter that it was 60 mya, or 330 mya.  i have difficulty accepting that when i see red clay or salt spread over a vast area on the surface, or near surface seams of coal.  they find modern species of plants in the coal, plus iron pots and gold chains, etc, in coal dated 330 mya.  our modern specialties makes our experts less expert, because the geologists know nothing of the flora and fauna, and ignore all of the anomalies.  im talking a few thousand years. 
     
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:44 PM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] American SW Under the Ocean

    In a message dated 12/8/2008 8:33:55 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@verizon.net writes:
    we have talked of the signs of flooding found in the american southwest
    I have been startled when this topic has come up here to realize that some people apparently question this. 
     
    I was brought up with this as fact, and my father often spoke of large parts of the US, especially the SW as having been under the ocean and about the seashells and other fossils found.
     
    It has been far too many years for me to remember exactly if this was also a part of science class, but had it been directly disputed or denied, I am certain that I would have noticed as it was established fact in my home.




    #11362 From: jdaintira@...
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 1:50 pm
    Subject: Re: American SW Under the Ocean
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    In a message dated 12/8/2008 11:19:17 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@... writes:
    im talking a few thousand years. 
    I know.
     
    So, I finally realize why we tend to be at cross purposes on these topics.  You are determined that things are much more recent than the "experts" say and I am determined that many are far more ancient.
     
    And, while I do not at all doubt but that sudden catastrophic events have occurred and will again, I believe that something that massive that was that recent would be in the oral record as part of the mythology.  And we have extensive oral records from the Pueblo peoples who are still very much with us and much better organized as a defined group and keep their traditions alive.
     
    Just as the less well defined to us Maya are still in Central America and the Chachapoyas are still in the NE of Peru.
     
    ~JM




    #11363 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 7:04 pm
    Subject: Re: Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce
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       i had not thought of the 79 ad eruption of vesuvius affecting our southwest.  im not saying it did, but we cannot be sure it did not.  oklahoma has the appearance of land recently uplifted above the sea, with its red clay covering almost the whole surface.  the coal of wilburton ok had an iron pot within it.  research has reported that the midwest was covered with sand dunes circa 1000 ce.  i was thinking circa 10,000 bce, or 3000 bce for the southwest flooding events, but i see no reason to rule out 79 ad for the flooding of some regions like oklahoma. 
       i dont accept that the features were carved by wind erosion.  you can see different benchmarks on the rock faces where the various water levels reached.  since ive came to these conclusions i have looked closer at the ground features of the southwest shown in westerns, and it supports these theories. 
      
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:01 PM
    Subject: Re: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Fw: [Millennium-Predictions] edgar cayce

    In a message dated 12/8/2008 10:14:54 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@verizon.net writes:
    imagine how much mass would need to be ejected at vesuvius to cause our southwest to sink significantly. 
    Oh, my, I doubt if the historical explosion we are all familiar with at Vesuvius caused this in the American SW.  It is all of far more ancient origin.  It is also not really opposite as they are both north of the Equator, and for that theory to work they would not be.
     
    Millennia of wind sheer seems the largest component of the shape of the Mesa tops.
     
    I am well to the south of the mesas referenced which are at a much higher elevation, and the mountains and foothills around me are variations of the typical cone shape - wide base, tapering as they rise.  A few are perfect cones and resemble pyramids.
     
    It is also possible to see where a glaciation ended near the town (City) of Carefree as the giant rocks and boulders the glacier had been pushing in front of it come to an end, in some cases piled up, and there is one mountain, Black Mountain, that has local vegetation all over the south face, but the north is all bleak and stark and with large rocks as a part of its foundation.
     
    ~JM




    #11364 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 8, 2008 7:34 pm
    Subject: Re: American SW Under the Ocean
    aumsparky
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       fyi there are flooding oral traditions among the southwest tribes, and in the andean legends.   some southwest tribes even describe an asteroid strike, perhaps meteor crater - but these were all balked at and ignored by our experts.  the records of the civilized tribes were destroyed by the spaniards.  most of the other tribes are recent arrivals to north america.  the first nations, like the hopi, have little idea of chronology for oral events that happened more than a few generations back. 
       there are many groups that accept mainstream history totally.  in this group we invite alternative opinions.  you are free to believe what you will, but we need not argue or debate when another view is expressed.  most of us have read the mainstream theories, and did not accept them.  if you can develope your ideas and put them in a timeframe, present them, and let the readers decide which has more merit.  im not clear what you mean by 'more ancient'.  we need to account for that seen, and the anomalies. 
       as to the contour of the mesas, wide at the bottom, and narrow at the top, this is typical of rushing water erosion, and the shape assumed by all the cliff-faces of canyons.
     
    mike
     
     
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    Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:50 PM
    Subject: Re: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] American SW Under the Ocean

    In a message dated 12/8/2008 11:19:17 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, infoplz@verizon.net writes:
    im talking a few thousand years. 
    I know.
     
    So, I finally realize why we tend to be at cross purposes on these topics.  You are determined that things are much more recent than the "experts" say and I am determined that many are far more ancient.
     
    And, while I do not at all doubt but that sudden catastrophic events have occurred and will again, I believe that something that massive that was that recent would be in the oral record as part of the mythology.  And we have extensive oral records from the Pueblo peoples who are still very much with us and much better organized as a defined group and keep their traditions alive.
     
    Just as the less well defined to us Maya are still in Central America and the Chachapoyas are still in the NE of Peru.
     
    ~JM




    #11365 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 1:50 pm
    Subject: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    dcampbell75479
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    Since the issue of OOPARTS in coal has come up again, I thought I'd
    post this message I made at another ancient anomaly site.
    
    Earlier last week one of the readers of my newpaper column dropped in
    urging me to go to a new private museum in Bokchito, Oklahoma to
    assess a brass bell with unknown ancient inscriptions. The reader told
    my wife that Billy Gordon the owner of the museum was a regular reader
    of my column and wanted my opinion on the artifact. He warned that Mr.
    Gordon was a firm believer in the literal interpretation of the Bible
    and was convinced the earth was only 6000 years old. That did not
    bother me particularly, though those of you who know me realize my own
    view is diametrically different. In the past many of my best leads on
    out of place artifacts and anomalies have come from people whose views
    are quite similar to Billy Gordon's, so I have learned to view the
    evidence without prejudging it on that basis. The notion of an ancient
    metal bell with unknown inscriptions found in Oklahoma was
    irresistible bait for someone of my ilk, so I made arrangements to go
    to Bokchito as soon as possible, which turned out to be today. We were
    already planning to take the kids to the Choctaw Indian Pow Wow in
    Durant today and Bokchito is just a few miles down the road from
    there. The moment I entered the little one room museum, I realized
    that I'd made a wise choice.
    
    The first thing I noticed in a display case next to some monstrous
    fossil fangs was an Ica stone. As it turned out, it was just a replica
    but it hinted at what was to be found in the other cases. There were
    an astounding number of rare artifacts and fossils collected locally,
    including Clovis, Folsom, Eden, Barber and other Paleoindian points
    along with fossil mammoth teeth and dinosaur bones. There were also
    gigantic Adena celts, axes and mortars along with other Mound Builder
    artifacts from various states. Some were authentic, some were dubious
    as Mr. Gordon freely admitted, and some had been hafted by local
    Indian artisans. Wahya would appreciate the Bois d'Arc spear shaft
    hafting a ten inch stone lance head which had been carved by one of
    Billy Gordon's neighbors using only a pocketknife. Stone warclubs and
    axes had been similarly hafted with rawhide and various native
    hardwoods. Even as modern reproductions they were masterpieces of
    stone age art. The other category of objects on display were were out
    of place pieces and anomalies such as I have on my website and indeed
    several were from locations near where I'd found mine. Proving once
    more that both sides of the Red River are veritable treasure houses of
    anomalous artifacts and objects. I think Mark would be thrilled to see
    some of the evidence for giants that were on display there and I must
    return and get some photos to share with you all.
    
    The most astonishing artifact though was shown to me just before I
    left due to squawling pressure from the kids and friends who had
    already gone to the car eager to be off to the Pow Wow. It was a
    casting of the famous OOPART found in a coal mine in Wilburton,
    Oklahoma. A small spouted iron pot found embedded in a lump of coal.
    It seems that Carl Baugh has the original in a safe in the Creation
    Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, home of the infamous mantracks alongside
    dinosaur prints. Next to the Wilburton anomaly was a casting of the
    equally famous London Hammer, a steel hammer with unfossilized wooden
    handle found embedded in limestone in the Brazos River near London,
    Texas, east of Austin. That anomaly has been explained to my
    satisfaction by none other than Bud Shelton, the geologist who wrote
    the analysis of the buried walls at Rockwall, Texas. I won't go into
    his explanation here but suffice it to say, I believe Bud to have the
    most plausible answer given Baugh's refusal to allow Carbon 14 dating
    of the handle of the London Hammer. That would involve sacrificing
    about one square centimeter of the handle and answer conclusively
    whether the hammer was coeval with the purported Cretaceous limestone
    or merely a modern era tool tossed into a leftover batch of burnt
    limestone mortar and subsequently dumped into the Brazos channel along
    with similar debris to found in abundance there. (This would include
    some baffling rhomboidal "cannon balls" which turned out to be
    industrial grinding tools commonly used in local clay processing
    plants tossed into the Brazos with residual clay batches from the
    mixing drums. ) The iron pot in the lump of coal found deep in the
    mine along with a cluster of other anomalies such as polished tile
    pavements, metallic barrels and repetitive images of an old man's face
    are much harder to explain away. Up until now the absence of the
    original artifact was a major obstacle but it appears that Carl Baugh
    has removed that. The obstacle now, as I see it, lies in Carl Baugh's
    unwillingness to submit his evidence to impartial testing. There are
    many sincere Christians who have volunteered to foot the bill for the
    testing an monitor the process. Testing like any other industrial
    process is available for a fee by labs which have no vested interest
    in the outcome. If I were a Young Earther with the kind of hard
    evidence Carl Baugh believes he has, I would jump at the chance to
    make the heathen Darwinists eat a crow banquet. Many, like myself,
    with no firm committment to either side, would dearly love to see the
    best evidence thoroughly wrung out. That is why I will continue to
    look for my own examples and thanks to Mr. Billy Gordon, I now have
    some fresh leads.
    
    You may see this extraordinary collection for yourself at:
    The Museum of Creation Truth
    Billy & Delie Gordon
    3290 State Road 22
    Bokchito, Oklahoma 74726 (6 miles south of the bank in Bokchito)

    #11366 From: "justice family" <justice_thunder@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 1:56 pm
    Subject: Re: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    spiritual_mi...
    Send Email Send Email
     
    Would you post your website address? Thank you.
      Jamye
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:50 AM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly

    Since the issue of OOPARTS in coal has come up again, I thought I'd
    post this message I made at another ancient anomaly site.

    Earlier last week one of the readers of my newpaper column dropped in
    urging me to go to a new private museum in Bokchito, Oklahoma to
    assess a brass bell with unknown ancient inscriptions. The reader told
    my wife that Billy Gordon the owner of the museum was a regular reader
    of my column and wanted my opinion on the artifact. He warned that Mr.
    Gordon was a firm believer in the literal interpretation of the Bible
    and was convinced the earth was only 6000 years old. That did not
    bother me particularly, though those of you who know me realize my own
    view is diametrically different. In the past many of my best leads on
    out of place artifacts and anomalies have come from people whose views
    are quite similar to Billy Gordon's, so I have learned to view the
    evidence without prejudging it on that basis. The notion of an ancient
    metal bell with unknown inscriptions found in Oklahoma was
    irresistible bait for someone of my ilk, so I made arrangements to go
    to Bokchito as soon as possible, which turned out to be today. We were
    already planning to take the kids to the Choctaw Indian Pow Wow in
    Durant today and Bokchito is just a few miles down the road from
    there. The moment I entered the little one room museum, I realized
    that I'd made a wise choice.

    The first thing I noticed in a display case next to some monstrous
    fossil fangs was an Ica stone. As it turned out, it was just a replica
    but it hinted at what was to be found in the other cases. There were
    an astounding number of rare artifacts and fossils collected locally,
    including Clovis, Folsom, Eden, Barber and other Paleoindian points
    along with fossil mammoth teeth and dinosaur bones. There were also
    gigantic Adena celts, axes and mortars along with other Mound Builder
    artifacts from various states. Some were authentic, some were dubious
    as Mr. Gordon freely admitted, and some had been hafted by local
    Indian artisans. Wahya would appreciate the Bois d'Arc spear shaft
    hafting a ten inch stone lance head which had been carved by one of
    Billy Gordon's neighbors using only a pocketknife. Stone warclubs and
    axes had been similarly hafted with rawhide and various native
    hardwoods. Even as modern reproductions they were masterpieces of
    stone age art. The other category of objects on display were were out
    of place pieces and anomalies such as I have on my website and indeed
    several were from locations near where I'd found mine. Proving once
    more that both sides of the Red River are veritable treasure houses of
    anomalous artifacts and objects. I think Mark would be thrilled to see
    some of the evidence for giants that were on display there and I must
    return and get some photos to share with you all.

    The most astonishing artifact though was shown to me just before I
    left due to squawling pressure from the kids and friends who had
    already gone to the car eager to be off to the Pow Wow. It was a
    casting of the famous OOPART found in a coal mine in Wilburton,
    Oklahoma. A small spouted iron pot found embedded in a lump of coal.
    It seems that Carl Baugh has the original in a safe in the Creation
    Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, home of the infamous mantracks alongside
    dinosaur prints. Next to the Wilburton anomaly was a casting of the
    equally famous London Hammer, a steel hammer with unfossilized wooden
    handle found embedded in limestone in the Brazos River near London,
    Texas, east of Austin. That anomaly has been explained to my
    satisfaction by none other than Bud Shelton, the geologist who wrote
    the analysis of the buried walls at Rockwall, Texas. I won't go into
    his explanation here but suffice it to say, I believe Bud to have the
    most plausible answer given Baugh's refusal to allow Carbon 14 dating
    of the handle of the London Hammer. That would involve sacrificing
    about one square centimeter of the handle and answer conclusively
    whether the hammer was coeval with the purported Cretaceous limestone
    or merely a modern era tool tossed into a leftover batch of burnt
    limestone mortar and subsequently dumped into the Brazos channel along
    with similar debris to found in abundance there. (This would include
    some baffling rhomboidal "cannon balls" which turned out to be
    industrial grinding tools commonly used in local clay processing
    plants tossed into the Brazos with residual clay batches from the
    mixing drums. ) The iron pot in the lump of coal found deep in the
    mine along with a cluster of other anomalies such as polished tile
    pavements, metallic barrels and repetitive images of an old man's face
    are much harder to explain away. Up until now the absence of the
    original artifact was a major obstacle but it appears that Carl Baugh
    has removed that. The obstacle now, as I see it, lies in Carl Baugh's
    unwillingness to submit his evidence to impartial testing. There are
    many sincere Christians who have volunteered to foot the bill for the
    testing an monitor the process. Testing like any other industrial
    process is available for a fee by labs which have no vested interest
    in the outcome. If I were a Young Earther with the kind of hard
    evidence Carl Baugh believes he has, I would jump at the chance to
    make the heathen Darwinists eat a crow banquet. Many, like myself,
    with no firm committment to either side, would dearly love to see the
    best evidence thoroughly wrung out. That is why I will continue to
    look for my own examples and thanks to Mr. Billy Gordon, I now have
    some fresh leads.

    You may see this extraordinary collection for yourself at:
    The Museum of Creation Truth
    Billy & Delie Gordon
    3290 State Road 22
    Bokchito, Oklahoma 74726 (6 miles south of the bank in Bokchito)



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    #11367 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 7:28 pm
    Subject: Re: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    dcampbell75479
    Send Email Send Email
     
    Sure. www.anarchaeology.com
    Best regards,
    David Campbell
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "justice family"
    <justice_thunder@...> wrote:
    >
    > Would you post your website address? Thank you.
    >   Jamye
    >
    >   ----- Original Message -----
    >   From: dcampbell75479
    >   To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:50 AM
    >   Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    >
    >
    >   Since the issue of OOPARTS in coal has come up again, I thought I'd
    >   post this message I made at another ancient anomaly site.
    >
    >   Earlier last week one of the readers of my newpaper column dropped in
    >   urging me to go to a new private museum in Bokchito, Oklahoma to
    >   assess a brass bell with unknown ancient inscriptions. The reader told
    >   my wife that Billy Gordon the owner of the museum was a regular reader
    >   of my column and wanted my opinion on the artifact. He warned that Mr.
    >   Gordon was a firm believer in the literal interpretation of the Bible
    >   and was convinced the earth was only 6000 years old. That did not
    >   bother me particularly, though those of you who know me realize my own
    >   view is diametrically different. In the past many of my best leads on
    >   out of place artifacts and anomalies have come from people whose views
    >   are quite similar to Billy Gordon's, so I have learned to view the
    >   evidence without prejudging it on that basis. The notion of an ancient
    >   metal bell with unknown inscriptions found in Oklahoma was
    >   irresistible bait for someone of my ilk, so I made arrangements to go
    >   to Bokchito as soon as possible, which turned out to be today. We were
    >   already planning to take the kids to the Choctaw Indian Pow Wow in
    >   Durant today and Bokchito is just a few miles down the road from
    >   there. The moment I entered the little one room museum, I realized
    >   that I'd made a wise choice.
    >
    >   The first thing I noticed in a display case next to some monstrous
    >   fossil fangs was an Ica stone. As it turned out, it was just a replica
    >   but it hinted at what was to be found in the other cases. There were
    >   an astounding number of rare artifacts and fossils collected locally,
    >   including Clovis, Folsom, Eden, Barber and other Paleoindian points
    >   along with fossil mammoth teeth and dinosaur bones. There were also
    >   gigantic Adena celts, axes and mortars along with other Mound Builder
    >   artifacts from various states. Some were authentic, some were dubious
    >   as Mr. Gordon freely admitted, and some had been hafted by local
    >   Indian artisans. Wahya would appreciate the Bois d'Arc spear shaft
    >   hafting a ten inch stone lance head which had been carved by one of
    >   Billy Gordon's neighbors using only a pocketknife. Stone warclubs and
    >   axes had been similarly hafted with rawhide and various native
    >   hardwoods. Even as modern reproductions they were masterpieces of
    >   stone age art. The other category of objects on display were were out
    >   of place pieces and anomalies such as I have on my website and indeed
    >   several were from locations near where I'd found mine. Proving once
    >   more that both sides of the Red River are veritable treasure houses of
    >   anomalous artifacts and objects. I think Mark would be thrilled to see
    >   some of the evidence for giants that were on display there and I must
    >   return and get some photos to share with you all.
    >
    >   The most astonishing artifact though was shown to me just before I
    >   left due to squawling pressure from the kids and friends who had
    >   already gone to the car eager to be off to the Pow Wow. It was a
    >   casting of the famous OOPART found in a coal mine in Wilburton,
    >   Oklahoma. A small spouted iron pot found embedded in a lump of coal.
    >   It seems that Carl Baugh has the original in a safe in the Creation
    >   Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, home of the infamous mantracks alongside
    >   dinosaur prints. Next to the Wilburton anomaly was a casting of the
    >   equally famous London Hammer, a steel hammer with unfossilized wooden
    >   handle found embedded in limestone in the Brazos River near London,
    >   Texas, east of Austin. That anomaly has been explained to my
    >   satisfaction by none other than Bud Shelton, the geologist who wrote
    >   the analysis of the buried walls at Rockwall, Texas. I won't go into
    >   his explanation here but suffice it to say, I believe Bud to have the
    >   most plausible answer given Baugh's refusal to allow Carbon 14 dating
    >   of the handle of the London Hammer. That would involve sacrificing
    >   about one square centimeter of the handle and answer conclusively
    >   whether the hammer was coeval with the purported Cretaceous limestone
    >   or merely a modern era tool tossed into a leftover batch of burnt
    >   limestone mortar and subsequently dumped into the Brazos channel along
    >   with similar debris to found in abundance there. (This would include
    >   some baffling rhomboidal "cannon balls" which turned out to be
    >   industrial grinding tools commonly used in local clay processing
    >   plants tossed into the Brazos with residual clay batches from the
    >   mixing drums. ) The iron pot in the lump of coal found deep in the
    >   mine along with a cluster of other anomalies such as polished tile
    >   pavements, metallic barrels and repetitive images of an old man's face
    >   are much harder to explain away. Up until now the absence of the
    >   original artifact was a major obstacle but it appears that Carl Baugh
    >   has removed that. The obstacle now, as I see it, lies in Carl Baugh's
    >   unwillingness to submit his evidence to impartial testing. There are
    >   many sincere Christians who have volunteered to foot the bill for the
    >   testing an monitor the process. Testing like any other industrial
    >   process is available for a fee by labs which have no vested interest
    >   in the outcome. If I were a Young Earther with the kind of hard
    >   evidence Carl Baugh believes he has, I would jump at the chance to
    >   make the heathen Darwinists eat a crow banquet. Many, like myself,
    >   with no firm committment to either side, would dearly love to see the
    >   best evidence thoroughly wrung out. That is why I will continue to
    >   look for my own examples and thanks to Mr. Billy Gordon, I now have
    >   some fresh leads.
    >
    >   You may see this extraordinary collection for yourself at:
    >   The Museum of Creation Truth
    >   Billy & Delie Gordon
    >   3290 State Road 22
    >   Bokchito, Oklahoma 74726 (6 miles south of the bank in Bokchito)
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >
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    #11368 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 8:29 pm
    Subject: Re: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    aumsparky
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       good post david, sounds like you had a fine family outing. 
       im curious what they charge to carbon date organic relics? 
       the red clay deposits of oklahoma and the red river area are fascinating to me.  as far as i can figure, the red clay is the residue of meteoric objects burnt up on entry into our atmosphere.  the red clay is water carried, and after a relatively short time is washed away into the sea, becoming a seafloor deposit.  the presence of the thin red clay deposit uniformly spread over that large area, suggests to me the possibility that that region may have been seafloor fairly recently, and had not been covered by the sea for a long period.  it would be interesting to determine if the pattern of the red clay is circular, or if it assumes the low elevation detail. 
       the red clay, flat terrain, the near surface coal seams, and the iron age relics found in the coal, all suggest the possible scenario presented. 
       the southeast where i live has evidence of a huge tsunami having carried massive red clay deposits a few hundred miles inland, and over 2,000 ft elevation.  such thick deposits are slower to wash back to the sea.  consider how great the disastrous event was that could do this.  the side of the volcano in the cape verde or canary islands due to slide into the sea, will be a great disaster, perhaps a tsunami a few hundred ft high will sweep several miles inland, but small when compared to what deposited the red clay in my back yard at 2300 ft elevation, over 300 miles from the sea.  its hard to conceive the magnitude of event needed for such results.  maybe a huge asteroid impact off the atlantic coast.  we have the unexplained carolina bays.  perhaps a great explosion or the sinking of atlantis was the cause.  we have the mid-atlantic crack in the earth. 
       cayce said a massive explosion happened near the area now called the sargasso sea circa 26,000 bce, sinking that early part of atlantis, and forcing noah afloat.  the waves going far over continents, caused much evaporation, and months of heavy rain. 
       the explosion was also said to cause a shift of the polar axis, which cause waves to roll over lands.  since noah survived the explosion, my guess is the poleshift caused the huge waves that deposited the red clay.  i wonder if ireland, europe, and africa have huge red clay deposits along their atlantic coasts?  seems like they would, since we are told the ark was carried to mt araarat, unless the ark took the long way around the world to the west.  members are free to not believe any of this, of course. 
     
    mike
     
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 8:50 AM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly

    Since the issue of OOPARTS in coal has come up again, I thought I'd
    post this message I made at another ancient anomaly site.

    Earlier last week one of the readers of my newpaper column dropped in
    urging me to go to a new private museum in Bokchito, Oklahoma to
    assess a brass bell with unknown ancient inscriptions. The reader told
    my wife that Billy Gordon the owner of the museum was a regular reader
    of my column and wanted my opinion on the artifact. He warned that Mr.
    Gordon was a firm believer in the literal interpretation of the Bible
    and was convinced the earth was only 6000 years old. That did not
    bother me particularly, though those of you who know me realize my own
    view is diametrically different. In the past many of my best leads on
    out of place artifacts and anomalies have come from people whose views
    are quite similar to Billy Gordon's, so I have learned to view the
    evidence without prejudging it on that basis. The notion of an ancient
    metal bell with unknown inscriptions found in Oklahoma was
    irresistible bait for someone of my ilk, so I made arrangements to go
    to Bokchito as soon as possible, which turned out to be today. We were
    already planning to take the kids to the Choctaw Indian Pow Wow in
    Durant today and Bokchito is just a few miles down the road from
    there. The moment I entered the little one room museum, I realized
    that I'd made a wise choice.

    The first thing I noticed in a display case next to some monstrous
    fossil fangs was an Ica stone. As it turned out, it was just a replica
    but it hinted at what was to be found in the other cases. There were
    an astounding number of rare artifacts and fossils collected locally,
    including Clovis, Folsom, Eden, Barber and other Paleoindian points
    along with fossil mammoth teeth and dinosaur bones. There were also
    gigantic Adena celts, axes and mortars along with other Mound Builder
    artifacts from various states. Some were authentic, some were dubious
    as Mr. Gordon freely admitted, and some had been hafted by local
    Indian artisans. Wahya would appreciate the Bois d'Arc spear shaft
    hafting a ten inch stone lance head which had been carved by one of
    Billy Gordon's neighbors using only a pocketknife. Stone warclubs and
    axes had been similarly hafted with rawhide and various native
    hardwoods. Even as modern reproductions they were masterpieces of
    stone age art. The other category of objects on display were were out
    of place pieces and anomalies such as I have on my website and indeed
    several were from locations near where I'd found mine. Proving once
    more that both sides of the Red River are veritable treasure houses of
    anomalous artifacts and objects. I think Mark would be thrilled to see
    some of the evidence for giants that were on display there and I must
    return and get some photos to share with you all.

    The most astonishing artifact though was shown to me just before I
    left due to squawling pressure from the kids and friends who had
    already gone to the car eager to be off to the Pow Wow. It was a
    casting of the famous OOPART found in a coal mine in Wilburton,
    Oklahoma. A small spouted iron pot found embedded in a lump of coal.
    It seems that Carl Baugh has the original in a safe in the Creation
    Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, home of the infamous mantracks alongside
    dinosaur prints. Next to the Wilburton anomaly was a casting of the
    equally famous London Hammer, a steel hammer with unfossilized wooden
    handle found embedded in limestone in the Brazos River near London,
    Texas, east of Austin. That anomaly has been explained to my
    satisfaction by none other than Bud Shelton, the geologist who wrote
    the analysis of the buried walls at Rockwall, Texas. I won't go into
    his explanation here but suffice it to say, I believe Bud to have the
    most plausible answer given Baugh's refusal to allow Carbon 14 dating
    of the handle of the London Hammer. That would involve sacrificing
    about one square centimeter of the handle and answer conclusively
    whether the hammer was coeval with the purported Cretaceous limestone
    or merely a modern era tool tossed into a leftover batch of burnt
    limestone mortar and subsequently dumped into the Brazos channel along
    with similar debris to found in abundance there. (This would include
    some baffling rhomboidal "cannon balls" which turned out to be
    industrial grinding tools commonly used in local clay processing
    plants tossed into the Brazos with residual clay batches from the
    mixing drums. ) The iron pot in the lump of coal found deep in the
    mine along with a cluster of other anomalies such as polished tile
    pavements, metallic barrels and repetitive images of an old man's face
    are much harder to explain away. Up until now the absence of the
    original artifact was a major obstacle but it appears that Carl Baugh
    has removed that. The obstacle now, as I see it, lies in Carl Baugh's
    unwillingness to submit his evidence to impartial testing. There are
    many sincere Christians who have volunteered to foot the bill for the
    testing an monitor the process. Testing like any other industrial
    process is available for a fee by labs which have no vested interest
    in the outcome. If I were a Young Earther with the kind of hard
    evidence Carl Baugh believes he has, I would jump at the chance to
    make the heathen Darwinists eat a crow banquet. Many, like myself,
    with no firm committment to either side, would dearly love to see the
    best evidence thoroughly wrung out. That is why I will continue to
    look for my own examples and thanks to Mr. Billy Gordon, I now have
    some fresh leads.

    You may see this extraordinary collection for yourself at:
    The Museum of Creation Truth
    Billy & Delie Gordon
    3290 State Road 22
    Bokchito, Oklahoma 74726 (6 miles south of the bank in Bokchito)


    #11369 From: "justice family" <justice_thunder@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 9, 2008 10:33 pm
    Subject: Re: Re: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    spiritual_mi...
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    Thank you! I will enjoy perusing this very much! I live in northwest Arkansas, so this will be extremely interesting to me.
     Jamye
     
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    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly

    Sure. www.anarchaeology.com
    Best regards,
    David Campbell
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    <justice_thunder@...> wrote:
    >
    > Would you post your website address? Thank you.
    > Jamye
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: dcampbell75479
    > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2008 7:50 AM
    > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Wilburton, Oklahoma Anomaly
    >
    >
    > Since the issue of OOPARTS in coal has come up again, I thought I'd
    > post this message I made at another ancient anomaly site.
    >
    > Earlier last week one of the readers of my newpaper column dropped in
    > urging me to go to a new private museum in Bokchito, Oklahoma to
    > assess a brass bell with unknown ancient inscriptions. The reader told
    > my wife that Billy Gordon the owner of the museum was a regular reader
    > of my column and wanted my opinion on the artifact. He warned that Mr.
    > Gordon was a firm believer in the literal interpretation of the Bible
    > and was convinced the earth was only 6000 years old. That did not
    > bother me particularly, though those of you who know me realize my own
    > view is diametrically different. In the past many of my best leads on
    > out of place artifacts and anomalies have come from people whose views
    > are quite similar to Billy Gordon's, so I have learned to view the
    > evidence without prejudging it on that basis. The notion of an ancient
    > metal bell with unknown inscriptions found in Oklahoma was
    > irresistible bait for someone of my ilk, so I made arrangements to go
    > to Bokchito as soon as possible, which turned out to be today. We were
    > already planning to take the kids to the Choctaw Indian Pow Wow in
    > Durant today and Bokchito is just a few miles down the road from
    > there. The moment I entered the little one room museum, I realized
    > that I'd made a wise choice.
    >
    > The first thing I noticed in a display case next to some monstrous
    > fossil fangs was an Ica stone. As it turned out, it was just a replica
    > but it hinted at what was to be found in the other cases. There were
    > an astounding number of rare artifacts and fossils collected locally,
    > including Clovis, Folsom, Eden, Barber and other Paleoindian points
    > along with fossil mammoth teeth and dinosaur bones. There were also
    > gigantic Adena celts, axes and mortars along with other Mound Builder
    > artifacts from various states. Some were authentic, some were dubious
    > as Mr. Gordon freely admitted, and some had been hafted by local
    > Indian artisans. Wahya would appreciate the Bois d'Arc spear shaft
    > hafting a ten inch stone lance head which had been carved by one of
    > Billy Gordon's neighbors using only a pocketknife. Stone warclubs and
    > axes had been similarly hafted with rawhide and various native
    > hardwoods. Even as modern reproductions they were masterpieces of
    > stone age art. The other category of objects on display were were out
    > of place pieces and anomalies such as I have on my website and indeed
    > several were from locations near where I'd found mine. Proving once
    > more that both sides of the Red River are veritable treasure houses of
    > anomalous artifacts and objects. I think Mark would be thrilled to see
    > some of the evidence for giants that were on display there and I must
    > return and get some photos to share with you all.
    >
    > The most astonishing artifact though was shown to me just before I
    > left due to squawling pressure from the kids and friends who had
    > already gone to the car eager to be off to the Pow Wow. It was a
    > casting of the famous OOPART found in a coal mine in Wilburton,
    > Oklahoma. A small spouted iron pot found embedded in a lump of coal.
    > It seems that Carl Baugh has the original in a safe in the Creation
    > Museum in Glen Rose, Texas, home of the infamous mantracks alongside
    > dinosaur prints. Next to the Wilburton anomaly was a casting of the
    > equally famous London Hammer, a steel hammer with unfossilized wooden
    > handle found embedded in limestone in the Brazos River near London,
    > Texas, east of Austin. That anomaly has been explained to my
    > satisfaction by none other than Bud Shelton, the geologist who wrote
    > the analysis of the buried walls at Rockwall, Texas. I won't go into
    > his explanation here but suffice it to say, I believe Bud to have the
    > most plausible answer given Baugh's refusal to allow Carbon 14 dating
    > of the handle of the London Hammer. That would involve sacrificing
    > about one square centimeter of the handle and answer conclusively
    > whether the hammer was coeval with the purported Cretaceous limestone
    > or merely a modern era tool tossed into a leftover batch of burnt
    > limestone mortar and subsequently dumped into the Brazos channel along
    > with similar debris to found in abundance there. (This would include
    > some baffling rhomboidal "cannon balls" which turned out to be
    > industrial grinding tools commonly used in local clay processing
    > plants tossed into the Brazos with residual clay batches from the
    > mixing drums. ) The iron pot in the lump of coal found deep in the
    > mine along with a cluster of other anomalies such as polished tile
    > pavements, metallic barrels and repetitive images of an old man's face
    > are much harder to explain away. Up until now the absence of the
    > original artifact was a major obstacle but it appears that Carl Baugh
    > has removed that. The obstacle now, as I see it, lies in Carl Baugh's
    > unwillingness to submit his evidence to impartial testing. There are
    > many sincere Christians who have volunteered to foot the bill for the
    > testing an monitor the process. Testing like any other industrial
    > process is available for a fee by labs which have no vested interest
    > in the outcome. If I were a Young Earther with the kind of hard
    > evidence Carl Baugh believes he has, I would jump at the chance to
    > make the heathen Darwinists eat a crow banquet. Many, like myself,
    > with no firm committment to either side, would dearly love to see the
    > best evidence thoroughly wrung out. That is why I will continue to
    > look for my own examples and thanks to Mr. Billy Gordon, I now have
    > some fresh leads.
    >
    > You may see this extraordinary collection for yourself at:
    > The Museum of Creation Truth
    > Billy & Delie Gordon
    > 3290 State Road 22
    > Bokchito, Oklahoma 74726 (6 miles south of the bank in Bokchito)
    >
    >
    >
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    #11370 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Wed Dec 10, 2008 12:34 pm
    Subject: southwest geology
    aumsparky
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       a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.  im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.  if somebody can edify us further, im interested. 
     
     
       this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation periods of north america.  the classic view was 4 periods of glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods.  more recently, two expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past 2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene.  the 3 main periods were named after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and kansan.  the terrain of the southwest would probably look much different had it been scoured by glaciers.  the salt flats and red clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers. 
       i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded surfaces.  indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah.  so there were various events widely separated in time.  the corridor thru eastern nv - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by flood waters, with hardly any patina.  it would require fieldwork to carry this study further, and it needs to be done.  the navaho tribe has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it.  lets hope that they get the word. 
     
    mike
     
     

    #11371 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Thu Dec 11, 2008 10:21 am
    Subject: Re: southwest geology
    aumsparky
    Send Email Send Email
     
     
       no stir of interest?  its not so good to respond to my own post, but it seems compelling.  plz note the geological ages given on the chart on the link below.  i find it interesting that the rim of the grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya.  they say either the other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away.  i cannot imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were washed away.  this is incredible!  thousands of feet of deposits are missing.  should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of surface away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles?  i dont think so.  its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved.  the more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts become. 
       the same is true for the creation of sand.  sand is seldom found in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits.  yet it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains.  how could our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?   the same can be said for salt. 
       such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.  there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong thinking, the foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by geologists. 
       i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts. 
     
    imho
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: mike white
    Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology

     
       a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.  im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.  if somebody can edify us further, im interested. 
     
     
       this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation periods of north america.  the classic view was 4 periods of glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods.  more recently, two expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past 2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene.  the 3 main periods were named after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and kansan.  the terrain of the southwest would probably look much different had it been scoured by glaciers.  the salt flats and red clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers. 
       i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded surfaces.  indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah.  so there were various events widely separated in time.  the corridor thru eastern nv - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by flood waters, with hardly any patina.  it would require fieldwork to carry this study further, and it needs to be done.  the navaho tribe has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it.  lets hope that they get the word. 
     
    mike
     
     


    #11372 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Sat Dec 13, 2008 3:07 pm
    Subject: Re: southwest geology
    dcampbell75479
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    There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own views on
    the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray Bohlin of
    Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    >    no stir of interest?  its not so good to respond to my own post,
    but it seems compelling.  plz note the geological ages given on the
    chart on the link below.  i find it interesting that the rim of the
    grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya.  they say either the
    other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away.  i cannot
    imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were washed
    away.  this is incredible!  thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
      should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of surface
    away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles?  i dont
    think so.  its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved.  the
    more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    become.
    >    the same is true for the creation of sand.  sand is seldom found
    in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits.  yet
    it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains.  how could
    our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    the same can be said for salt.
    >    such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong thinking, the
    foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by geologists.
    >    i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    >   ----- Original Message -----
    >   From: mike white
    >   To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    >   Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    >
    >
    >
    >
    >      a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
      im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
      if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    >
    >   http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    >
    >      this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    periods of north america.  the classic view was 4 periods of
    glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods.  more recently, two
    expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene.  the 3 main periods were named
    after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and
    kansan.  the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    different had it been scoured by glaciers.  the salt flats and red
    clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    >      i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    surfaces.  indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah.  so there were
    various events widely separated in time.  the corridor thru eastern nv
    - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by
    flood waters, with hardly any patina.  it would require fieldwork to
    carry this study further, and it needs to be done.  the navaho tribe
    has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it.  lets
    hope that they get the word.
    >
    >   mike
    >

    #11373 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:45 pm
    Subject: Re: Re: southwest geology
    aumsparky
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        i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind.  i think of myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads.  maybe some see me as an old-earth creationist.  ive got better things to do than get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance upon the head of a pin. 
       i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.  i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000 years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.  there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years, and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce. 
       the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local event, that only involved the southwest. 
       can we focus on this, and not try to label each other. 
     
    imho
    mike 
     
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology

    There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own views on
    the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray Bohlin of
    Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were washed
    away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of surface
    away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    become.
    > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how could
    our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    the same can be said for salt.
    > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong thinking, the
    foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by geologists.
    > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: mike white
    > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    >
    >
    >
    >
    > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    >
    > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    >
    > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and
    kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there were
    various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru eastern nv
    - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by
    flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    hope that they get the word.
    >
    > mike
    >


    #11374 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:08 am
    Subject: Re: southwest geology
    dcampbell75479
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    It was not my intention to label you; however a reference to "Noah"s
    flood would lead one to think you subscribed to a biblical chronology
    as does the belief in a geologically young Rocky Mountain orogeny.
    Perhaps you have reconciled the apparently conflicting chronologies of
      Cayce, the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Madame Blavatsky and other
    esoteric writers but this reconciliation is not at all clear to some
    especially me. Personally, I find the 80 million year old date for the
    Rocky Mountain orongeny persuasive after having surveyed numerous
    geological papers addressing various aspects the subject in relation
    to some reviewing I did a few years ago on the pavement discovered in
    Colorado. That date came up with other pavements mentioned in Kansas,
    Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as the buried walls in Texas. It was
    also during that period of review that I found that zircons found in
    sands in Arizona and other southwestern states could be tracked to an
    origin in the Allegheny region due to advances in zircon analysis in
    the last three or four years.
    Now the following is a link to geologist G.R. Morton's series of pages
    with detailed evidence against a global "Noah"s flood. As Morton
    explains in his introductory page, he was once a firm believer in
    Noah's flood but hands on examination of the evidence led him to
    abandon that belief. So this is a case for someone who is not seeing
    only what he wants to see and with the technical expertise to
    substantiate his change in position. If you will take the time to read
    the papers relevant to your subject, I am certain you will will have a
    number of your questions answered.
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    >     i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups
    who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind.  i think of
    myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads.  maybe some
    see me as an old-earth creationist.  ive got better things to do than
    get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance
    upon the head of a pin.
    >    i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.
      i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000
    years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.
      there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years,
    and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce.
    >    the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and
    the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local
    event, that only involved the southwest.
    >    can we focus on this, and not try to label each other.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    >
    >   ----- Original Message -----
    >   From: dcampbell75479
    >   To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    >   Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    >
    >
    >   There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    >   never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    >   creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own views on
    >   the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray Bohlin of
    >   Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    >   http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    >   --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    >   <infoplz@> wrote:
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    >   but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    >   chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    >   grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    >   other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    >   imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were washed
    >   away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    >   should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of surface
    >   away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    >   think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    >   more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    >   become.
    >   > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    >   in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    >   it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how could
    >   our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    >   the same can be said for salt.
    >   > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    >   there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong thinking, the
    >   foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by geologists.
    >   > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    >   pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    >   >
    >   > imho
    >   > mike
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > ----- Original Message -----
    >   > From: mike white
    >   > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    >   > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    >   >
    >   >
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    >   im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    >   if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    >   >
    >   > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    >   >
    >   > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    >   periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    >   glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    >   expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    >   2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    >   after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and
    >   kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    >   different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    >   clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    >   > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    >   rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    >   surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    >   much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there were
    >   various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru eastern nv
    >   - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by
    >   flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    >   carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    >   has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    >   hope that they get the word.
    >   >
    >   > mike
    >   >
    >

    #11375 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:12 am
    Subject: Re: southwest geology
    dcampbell75479
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    Sorry, I neglected to post the link:
    http://home.entouch.net/dmd/clasdyke.htm
    This page is specifically on clastic sand dykes but the other essays
    are linked on the same page regarding the Grand Canyon etc.
    
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "dcampbell75479"
    <fred-dobbs@...> wrote:
    >
    > It was not my intention to label you; however a reference to "Noah"s
    > flood would lead one to think you subscribed to a biblical chronology
    > as does the belief in a geologically young Rocky Mountain orogeny.
    > Perhaps you have reconciled the apparently conflicting chronologies of
    >  Cayce, the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Madame Blavatsky and other
    > esoteric writers but this reconciliation is not at all clear to some
    > especially me. Personally, I find the 80 million year old date for the
    > Rocky Mountain orongeny persuasive after having surveyed numerous
    > geological papers addressing various aspects the subject in relation
    > to some reviewing I did a few years ago on the pavement discovered in
    > Colorado. That date came up with other pavements mentioned in Kansas,
    > Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as the buried walls in Texas. It was
    > also during that period of review that I found that zircons found in
    > sands in Arizona and other southwestern states could be tracked to an
    > origin in the Allegheny region due to advances in zircon analysis in
    > the last three or four years.
    > Now the following is a link to geologist G.R. Morton's series of pages
    > with detailed evidence against a global "Noah"s flood. As Morton
    > explains in his introductory page, he was once a firm believer in
    > Noah's flood but hands on examination of the evidence led him to
    > abandon that belief. So this is a case for someone who is not seeing
    > only what he wants to see and with the technical expertise to
    > substantiate his change in position. If you will take the time to read
    > the papers relevant to your subject, I am certain you will will have a
    > number of your questions answered.
    > --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    > <infoplz@> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > >     i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups
    > who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind.  i think of
    > myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads.  maybe some
    > see me as an old-earth creationist.  ive got better things to do than
    > get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance
    > upon the head of a pin.
    > >    i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.
    >  i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000
    > years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.
    >  there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years,
    > and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce.
    > >    the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and
    > the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local
    > event, that only involved the southwest.
    > >    can we focus on this, and not try to label each other.
    > >
    > > imho
    > > mike
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >   ----- Original Message -----
    > >   From: dcampbell75479
    > >   To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > >   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    > >   Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    > >
    > >
    > >   There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    > >   never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    > >   creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own
    views on
    > >   the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray
    Bohlin of
    > >   Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    > >   http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    > >   --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    > >   <infoplz@> wrote:
    > >   >
    > >   >
    > >   > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    > >   but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    > >   chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    > >   grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    > >   other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    > >   imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were
    washed
    > >   away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    > >   should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of
    surface
    > >   away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    > >   think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    > >   more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    > >   become.
    > >   > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    > >   in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    > >   it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how
    could
    > >   our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    > >   the same can be said for salt.
    > >   > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    > >   there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong
    thinking, the
    > >   foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by
    geologists.
    > >   > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    > >   pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    > >   >
    > >   > imho
    > >   > mike
    > >   >
    > >   >
    > >   > ----- Original Message -----
    > >   > From: mike white
    > >   > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > >   > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    > >   > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    > >   >
    > >   >
    > >   >
    > >   >
    > >   > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    > >   im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    > >   if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    > >   >
    > >   > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    > >   >
    > >   > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    > >   periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    > >   glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    > >   expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    > >   2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    > >   after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc,
    neb, and
    > >   kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    > >   different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    > >   clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    > >   > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    > >   rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    > >   surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    > >   much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there
    were
    > >   various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru
    eastern nv
    > >   - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently
    eroded by
    > >   flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    > >   carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    > >   has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    > >   hope that they get the word.
    > >   >
    > >   > mike
    > >   >
    > >
    >

    #11376 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:16 am
    Subject: Re: Re: southwest geology
    aumsparky
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       believing that events of the bible are true, is not the same as accepting a chronology that some apply to those events.  ive stated many times that i accept the date for noah's flood given by cayce as about 26,000 bce.  i dont see how that fits into the 6000 years of chronology that many cling to.  if you place the words of morton higher than the bible, thats your business. 
       i read a few of mortons papers and was not impressed.  he still has an axe to grind, he just changed sides.  he never addressed my ideas, just attacked weaknesses in those of others.  ive never believed that the colorado river carved the grand canyon. 
       given the universal worldwide preponderance of flood legends, and beliefs in an ark and spared people - only a fool would contend that there never was a great flood.  its merely a question of which flood and when. 
       rather than point to the words of others, put your reasons for thinking the southern rocky mts arose 80 mya in your own words, and we will consider it.  many noted geologists now give 55 mya for their orogeny.   ive not seen any that were conclusive or compelling in proving millions of years for their uplift.  like the andes, the southern rockies have every appearance of being newly formed, sharp edges, with little erosion.  if they were 80 mya they would be wore down and rounded, much like the appalachian mts. 
        the grand canyon, and orogeny of the rocky mts are side issues, my main concern is a large corridor from s nevada thru utah, that shows massive widespread erosion, and not associated with any river. 
       there have been quakes in nevada recently, often later deleted, mysteriously, as if related to underground detonations, perhaps in violation of treaties.  if the plates are unstable there, such tests could cause a rapid subsidence.  we may not have long to wait for the disaster that cayce spoke of, wherein quakes cause the land to drop, and the sea to rush in.  the salt flats and great salt lake are ample proofs for some, that this happened before, not so long ago. 
     
    imho
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:08 PM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology

    It was not my intention to label you; however a reference to "Noah"s
    flood would lead one to think you subscribed to a biblical chronology
    as does the belief in a geologically young Rocky Mountain orogeny.
    Perhaps you have reconciled the apparently conflicting chronologies of
    Cayce, the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Madame Blavatsky and other
    esoteric writers but this reconciliation is not at all clear to some
    especially me. Personally, I find the 80 million year old date for the
    Rocky Mountain orongeny persuasive after having surveyed numerous
    geological papers addressing various aspects the subject in relation
    to some reviewing I did a few years ago on the pavement discovered in
    Colorado. That date came up with other pavements mentioned in Kansas,
    Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as the buried walls in Texas. It was
    also during that period of review that I found that zircons found in
    sands in Arizona and other southwestern states could be tracked to an
    origin in the Allegheny region due to advances in zircon analysis in
    the last three or four years.
    Now the following is a link to geologist G.R. Morton's series of pages
    with detailed evidence against a global "Noah"s flood. As Morton
    explains in his introductory page, he was once a firm believer in
    Noah's flood but hands on examination of the evidence led him to
    abandon that belief. So this is a case for someone who is not seeing
    only what he wants to see and with the technical expertise to
    substantiate his change in position. If you will take the time to read
    the papers relevant to your subject, I am certain you will will have a
    number of your questions answered.
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    > i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups
    who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind. i think of
    myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads. maybe some
    see me as an old-earth creationist. ive got better things to do than
    get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance
    upon the head of a pin.
    > i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.
    i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000
    years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.
    there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years,
    and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce.
    > the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and
    the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local
    event, that only involved the southwest.
    > can we focus on this, and not try to label each other.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: dcampbell75479
    > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    >
    >
    > There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    > never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    > creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own views on
    > the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray Bohlin of
    > Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    > http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    > --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    > <infoplz@> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    > but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    > chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    > grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    > other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    > imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were washed
    > away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    > should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of surface
    > away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    > think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    > more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    > become.
    > > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    > in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    > it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how could
    > our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    > the same can be said for salt.
    > > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    > there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong thinking, the
    > foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by geologists.
    > > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    > pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    > >
    > > imho
    > > mike
    > >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: mike white
    > > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    > > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    > im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    > if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    > >
    > > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    > >
    > > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    > periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    > glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    > expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    > 2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    > after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc, neb, and
    > kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    > different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    > clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    > > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    > rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    > surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    > much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there were
    > various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru eastern nv
    > - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently eroded by
    > flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    > carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    > has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    > hope that they get the word.
    > >
    > > mike
    > >
    >


    #11377 From: "dcampbell75479" <fred-dobbs@...>
    Date: Sun Dec 14, 2008 2:14 pm
    Subject: Re: southwest geology
    dcampbell75479
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    No, the Rockies would not be worn down like the Appalachians,
    Arbuckles, Ouachitas and other ranges of similar age. Those mountains
    date to the formation of Laurentia, Pangea and other primeval
    continents. The latest date for the buried walls in Texas which had
    previously been found to be contemporary with the Rocky Mountain
    orogeny, was given by Dr. Wulf Goss in his paleomagnetic survey, as 55
    million years. Goss at the University of Texas is one of the leading
    paleomagnetic experts in the US along with Brooks Ellwood who did the
    previous paleomagnetic survey. This redating apparently comes from
    advances in the science not available to earlier geologists who
    established the 80 million year old date using stratigraphy and other
    traditional methods. Still the date of the orogeny is measured in
    millions not thousands of years. Using dates channeled by mystics such
    as Cayce still falls into the category of belief as opposed to
    empirical evidence. The widespread existence of flood myths does not
    substantiate a global flood but rather massive local flooding at
    various periods which are substantiated by the geological record.
    Noah's Flood which is clearly lifted from the 3rd millenium BC
    Sumerian myth of Ziusudra does nothing to further the contention of a
    global flood 26,000 years ago. I don't see any point in recapitulating
    points in geological papers that are just as available to you as they
    are to me. None of it would change your beliefs and I have no vested
    interest in doing so. Mainly I responded to your lament over lack of
    response to your post over southwest geology and now, I, in turn,
    lament doing so. And with that, I'm backing out of this deteriorating
    "discussion".
    
    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    >    believing that events of the bible are true, is not the same as
    accepting a chronology that some apply to those events.  ive stated
    many times that i accept the date for noah's flood given by cayce as
    about 26,000 bce.  i dont see how that fits into the 6000 years of
    chronology that many cling to.  if you place the words of morton
    higher than the bible, thats your business.
    >    i read a few of mortons papers and was not impressed.  he still
    has an axe to grind, he just changed sides.  he never addressed my
    ideas, just attacked weaknesses in those of others.  ive never
    believed that the colorado river carved the grand canyon.
    >    given the universal worldwide preponderance of flood legends, and
    beliefs in an ark and spared people - only a fool would contend that
    there never was a great flood.  its merely a question of which flood
    and when.
    >    rather than point to the words of others, put your reasons for
    thinking the southern rocky mts arose 80 mya in your own words, and we
    will consider it.  many noted geologists now give 55 mya for their
    orogeny.   ive not seen any that were conclusive or compelling in
    proving millions of years for their uplift.  like the andes, the
    southern rockies have every appearance of being newly formed, sharp
    edges, with little erosion.  if they were 80 mya they would be wore
    down and rounded, much like the appalachian mts.
    >     the grand canyon, and orogeny of the rocky mts are side issues,
    my main concern is a large corridor from s nevada thru utah, that
    shows massive widespread erosion, and not associated with any river.
    >    there have been quakes in nevada recently, often later deleted,
    mysteriously, as if related to underground detonations, perhaps in
    violation of treaties.  if the plates are unstable there, such tests
    could cause a rapid subsidence.  we may not have long to wait for the
    disaster that cayce spoke of, wherein quakes cause the land to drop,
    and the sea to rush in.  the salt flats and great salt lake are ample
    proofs for some, that this happened before, not so long ago.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    >   ----- Original Message -----
    >   From: dcampbell75479
    >   To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:08 PM
    >   Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    >
    >
    >   It was not my intention to label you; however a reference to "Noah"s
    >   flood would lead one to think you subscribed to a biblical chronology
    >   as does the belief in a geologically young Rocky Mountain orogeny.
    >   Perhaps you have reconciled the apparently conflicting chronologies of
    >   Cayce, the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Madame Blavatsky and other
    >   esoteric writers but this reconciliation is not at all clear to some
    >   especially me. Personally, I find the 80 million year old date for the
    >   Rocky Mountain orongeny persuasive after having surveyed numerous
    >   geological papers addressing various aspects the subject in relation
    >   to some reviewing I did a few years ago on the pavement discovered in
    >   Colorado. That date came up with other pavements mentioned in Kansas,
    >   Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as the buried walls in Texas. It was
    >   also during that period of review that I found that zircons found in
    >   sands in Arizona and other southwestern states could be tracked to an
    >   origin in the Allegheny region due to advances in zircon analysis in
    >   the last three or four years.
    >   Now the following is a link to geologist G.R. Morton's series of pages
    >   with detailed evidence against a global "Noah"s flood. As Morton
    >   explains in his introductory page, he was once a firm believer in
    >   Noah's flood but hands on examination of the evidence led him to
    >   abandon that belief. So this is a case for someone who is not seeing
    >   only what he wants to see and with the technical expertise to
    >   substantiate his change in position. If you will take the time to read
    >   the papers relevant to your subject, I am certain you will will have a
    >   number of your questions answered.
    >   --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    >   <infoplz@> wrote:
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups
    >   who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind. i think of
    >   myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads. maybe some
    >   see me as an old-earth creationist. ive got better things to do than
    >   get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance
    >   upon the head of a pin.
    >   > i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.
    >   i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000
    >   years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.
    >   there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years,
    >   and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce.
    >   > the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and
    >   the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local
    >   event, that only involved the southwest.
    >   > can we focus on this, and not try to label each other.
    >   >
    >   > imho
    >   > mike
    >   >
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > ----- Original Message -----
    >   > From: dcampbell75479
    >   > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    >   > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    >   >
    >   >
    >   > There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    >   > never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    >   > creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own
    views on
    >   > the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray
    Bohlin of
    >   > Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    >   > http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    >   > --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    >   > <infoplz@> wrote:
    >   > >
    >   > >
    >   > > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    >   > but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    >   > chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    >   > grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    >   > other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    >   > imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were
    washed
    >   > away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    >   > should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of
    surface
    >   > away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    >   > think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    >   > more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    >   > become.
    >   > > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    >   > in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    >   > it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how
    could
    >   > our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    >   > the same can be said for salt.
    >   > > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    >   > there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong
    thinking, the
    >   > foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by
    geologists.
    >   > > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    >   > pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    >   > >
    >   > > imho
    >   > > mike
    >   > >
    >   > >
    >   > > ----- Original Message -----
    >   > > From: mike white
    >   > > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    >   > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    >   > > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    >   > >
    >   > >
    >   > >
    >   > >
    >   > > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    >   > im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    >   > if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    >   > >
    >   > > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    >   > >
    >   > > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    >   > periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    >   > glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    >   > expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    >   > 2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    >   > after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc,
    neb, and
    >   > kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    >   > different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    >   > clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    >   > > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    >   > rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    >   > surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    >   > much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there
    were
    >   > various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru
    eastern nv
    >   > - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently
    eroded by
    >   > flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    >   > carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    >   > has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    >   > hope that they get the word.
    >   > >
    >   > > mike
    >   > >
    >   >
    >

    #11378 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:15 pm
    Subject: Re: Re: southwest geology
    aumsparky
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       i see.  that explains a lot.  the science of today is left brain thinking.  the right brain in most of these scientists is nothing but a hat rack.  it all depends upon what a person believes.  'empirical evidence' only has the weight given it by the reader.  some give more credibility to the words of one with an alphabet after their name.  its a personal decision, as much as any other belief. 
       i had high hopes for paleomagnetic studies, but was very disappointed when i looked deeper into it. 
       i agree to stop this discussion with you, as nothing is gained by it.  members should feel free to post ideas that differ from the mainstream concensus. 
       in time, these experts drift more my way.  they started out saying the andes orogeny began 200 mya, and now support 35 mya.  there are ancient fishing villages atop the himalayas, but that doesnt stop them from citing mya for the orogeny. 
       if salt flats took millions of years of evaporation to form, would it not have deposits throughout it and atop it?  yet we find the salt brilliant white on the surface, with no deposits. 
       later, maybe more will be known, and it will be more clear who was closer to the truth. 
     
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 9:14 AM
    Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology

    No, the Rockies would not be worn down like the Appalachians,
    Arbuckles, Ouachitas and other ranges of similar age. Those mountains
    date to the formation of Laurentia, Pangea and other primeval
    continents. The latest date for the buried walls in Texas which had
    previously been found to be contemporary with the Rocky Mountain
    orogeny, was given by Dr. Wulf Goss in his paleomagnetic survey, as 55
    million years. Goss at the University of Texas is one of the leading
    paleomagnetic experts in the US along with Brooks Ellwood who did the
    previous paleomagnetic survey. This redating apparently comes from
    advances in the science not available to earlier geologists who
    established the 80 million year old date using stratigraphy and other
    traditional methods. Still the date of the orogeny is measured in
    millions not thousands of years. Using dates channeled by mystics such
    as Cayce still falls into the category of belief as opposed to
    empirical evidence. The widespread existence of flood myths does not
    substantiate a global flood but rather massive local flooding at
    various periods which are substantiated by the geological record.
    Noah's Flood which is clearly lifted from the 3rd millenium BC
    Sumerian myth of Ziusudra does nothing to further the contention of a
    global flood 26,000 years ago. I don't see any point in recapitulating
    points in geological papers that are just as available to you as they
    are to me. None of it would change your beliefs and I have no vested
    interest in doing so. Mainly I responded to your lament over lack of
    response to your post over southwest geology and now, I, in turn,
    lament doing so. And with that, I'm backing out of this deteriorating
    "discussion".

    --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    <infoplz@...> wrote:
    >
    >
    > believing that events of the bible are true, is not the same as
    accepting a chronology that some apply to those events. ive stated
    many times that i accept the date for noah's flood given by cayce as
    about 26,000 bce. i dont see how that fits into the 6000 years of
    chronology that many cling to. if you place the words of morton
    higher than the bible, thats your business.
    > i read a few of mortons papers and was not impressed. he still
    has an axe to grind, he just changed sides. he never addressed my
    ideas, just attacked weaknesses in those of others. ive never
    believed that the colorado river carved the grand canyon.
    > given the universal worldwide preponderance of flood legends, and
    beliefs in an ark and spared people - only a fool would contend that
    there never was a great flood. its merely a question of which flood
    and when.
    > rather than point to the words of others, put your reasons for
    thinking the southern rocky mts arose 80 mya in your own words, and we
    will consider it. many noted geologists now give 55 mya for their
    orogeny. ive not seen any that were conclusive or compelling in
    proving millions of years for their uplift. like the andes, the
    southern rockies have every appearance of being newly formed, sharp
    edges, with little erosion. if they were 80 mya they would be wore
    down and rounded, much like the appalachian mts.
    > the grand canyon, and orogeny of the rocky mts are side issues,
    my main concern is a large corridor from s nevada thru utah, that
    shows massive widespread erosion, and not associated with any river.
    > there have been quakes in nevada recently, often later deleted,
    mysteriously, as if related to underground detonations, perhaps in
    violation of treaties. if the plates are unstable there, such tests
    could cause a rapid subsidence. we may not have long to wait for the
    disaster that cayce spoke of, wherein quakes cause the land to drop,
    and the sea to rush in. the salt flats and great salt lake are ample
    proofs for some, that this happened before, not so long ago.
    >
    > imho
    > mike
    >
    >
    > ----- Original Message -----
    > From: dcampbell75479
    > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 9:08 PM
    > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    >
    >
    > It was not my intention to label you; however a reference to "Noah"s
    > flood would lead one to think you subscribed to a biblical chronology
    > as does the belief in a geologically young Rocky Mountain orogeny.
    > Perhaps you have reconciled the apparently conflicting chronologies of
    > Cayce, the Judeo-Christian scriptures, Madame Blavatsky and other
    > esoteric writers but this reconciliation is not at all clear to some
    > especially me. Personally, I find the 80 million year old date for the
    > Rocky Mountain orongeny persuasive after having surveyed numerous
    > geological papers addressing various aspects the subject in relation
    > to some reviewing I did a few years ago on the pavement discovered in
    > Colorado. That date came up with other pavements mentioned in Kansas,
    > Oklahoma and Arkansas as well as the buried walls in Texas. It was
    > also during that period of review that I found that zircons found in
    > sands in Arizona and other southwestern states could be tracked to an
    > origin in the Allegheny region due to advances in zircon analysis in
    > the last three or four years.
    > Now the following is a link to geologist G.R. Morton's series of pages
    > with detailed evidence against a global "Noah"s flood. As Morton
    > explains in his introductory page, he was once a firm believer in
    > Noah's flood but hands on examination of the evidence led him to
    > abandon that belief. So this is a case for someone who is not seeing
    > only what he wants to see and with the technical expertise to
    > substantiate his change in position. If you will take the time to read
    > the papers relevant to your subject, I am certain you will will have a
    > number of your questions answered.
    > --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    > <infoplz@> wrote:
    > >
    > >
    > > i normally dont read such 'info', as it was compiled by groups
    > who look for what they expect, and have an axe to grind. i think of
    > myself as open-minded, and go where the evidence leads. maybe some
    > see me as an old-earth creationist. ive got better things to do than
    > get involved in this nonsense, or ponder how many angels can dance
    > upon the head of a pin.
    > > i think the earth is billions of years old, man at least 10 mya.
    > i believe that the southern rockies uplifted within the last 52,000
    > years, and consequently that the colorado river is no older than that.
    > there were at least three global floods within the past 52,000 years,
    > and many major local floods, with noah's flood circa 26,000 bce.
    > > the cut of the grand canyon is basically northeast-southwest, and
    > the amount of surface deposits missing would seem to point to a local
    > event, that only involved the southwest.
    > > can we focus on this, and not try to label each other.
    > >
    > > imho
    > > mike
    > >
    > >
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: dcampbell75479
    > > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > > Sent: Saturday, December 13, 2008 10:07 AM
    > > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] Re: southwest geology
    > >
    > >
    > > There is plenty of interest as this is a perennial subtopic in the
    > > never-to-be-resolved debate, The Age of the Earth, between
    > > creationists and evolutionists. Rather than reiterate my own
    views on
    > > the subject for the nth time, here is commentary from Dr.Ray
    Bohlin of
    > > Dallas, who hails from your side of the aisle if not the same pew.
    > > http://www.origins.org/articles/bohlinray_grandcanyon.html
    > > --- In Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com, "mike white"
    > > <infoplz@> wrote:
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > no stir of interest? its not so good to respond to my own post,
    > > but it seems compelling. plz note the geological ages given on the
    > > chart on the link below. i find it interesting that the rim of the
    > > grand canyon is the land surface of 229 mya. they say either the
    > > other stratas were never laid [???], or were washed away. i cannot
    > > imagine how the former could be true, so must assume they were
    washed
    > > away. this is incredible! thousands of feet of deposits are missing.
    > > should we think that the colorado river washed that amount of
    surface
    > > away over a huge area, perhaps thousands of square miles? i dont
    > > think so. its the biggest clue yet that the sea was involved. the
    > > more i look into it, the more obvious, and in plain sight the facts
    > > become.
    > > > the same is true for the creation of sand. sand is seldom found
    > > in the mountains, unless accompanied with other marine deposits. yet
    > > it is often found on coral islands, far from any mountains. how
    could
    > > our scientists persist in saying its a product of mountain erosion?
    > > the same can be said for salt.
    > > > such errors skew our entire thinking in the earth sciences.
    > > there are many more instances, of what i consider wrong
    thinking, the
    > > foremost is clinging to the gradual conformity theory by
    geologists.
    > > > i could be wrong, which is no big deal for an amateur, but they
    > > pretend to be experts, and should try to be certain of their facts.
    > > >
    > > > imho
    > > > mike
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > > From: mike white
    > > > To: Precolumbian_Inscriptions@yahoogroups.com
    > > > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 7:34 AM
    > > > Subject: [Precolumbian_Inscriptions] southwest geology
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > >
    > > > a recent comment was made of the action of glaciers in arizona.
    > > im no expert, and am not aware that az was ever covered by glaciers.
    > > if somebody can edify us further, im interested.
    > > >
    > > > http://southwest.library.arizona.edu/azso/back.1_div.1.html
    > > >
    > > > this link tells of az geology, and discusses the glaciation
    > > periods of north america. the classic view was 4 periods of
    > > glaciation, with 3 interstatial warming periods. more recently, two
    > > expert reports speak of 21 or 16 glaciation periods within the past
    > > 2.5 mya, or during the pleistocene. the 3 main periods were named
    > > after the furthest extent of glaciation south, that of wisc,
    neb, and
    > > kansan. the terrain of the southwest would probably look much
    > > different had it been scoured by glaciers. the salt flats and red
    > > clay would be gone, if laid before the glaciers.
    > > > i noted on an old western today that rock piles were heavily
    > > rounded by water erosion, but these had dark patina over the rounded
    > > surfaces. indicating that the flood waters thru that region had been
    > > much earlier than others i observed in n az and s utah. so there
    were
    > > various events widely separated in time. the corridor thru
    eastern nv
    > > - w az, up thru the great salt lake of utah, looked recently
    eroded by
    > > flood waters, with hardly any patina. it would require fieldwork to
    > > carry this study further, and it needs to be done. the navaho tribe
    > > has the money to fund it, and their lives may depend upon it. lets
    > > hope that they get the word.
    > > >
    > > > mike
    > > >
    > >
    >


    #11379 From: Rafael Andrés Escribano <rafael.escribano@...>
    Date: Mon Dec 15, 2008 2:12 pm
    Subject: Disease Tracker Wants to Rewrite Mexican History --Epidemiology and the Black Legend
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    #11380 From: "mike white" <infoplz@...>
    Date: Tue Dec 16, 2008 12:56 am
    Subject: Re: Disease Tracker Wants to Rewrite Mexican History --Epidemiology and the Black Legend
    aumsparky
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        an interesting article rafael.  the spaniards cannot be totally forgiven for many of their actions, but there could have been other causes for the great kill-off of natives.  most think of diseases carried by people causing epidemics, but its important to consider diseases brought by animals.  people never exposed to chickens, pigs, etc, could be brought low.  bird flu or swine flu could have struck long ago. 
       one of the favorite watering ports of the spaniards was contaminated, and still is.  modern sailors report terrible illness after filling water tanks there.  i forget the site, either in the canary or azore islands.  scientists should test the water there to see what disease it carries, and if could have caused epidemics in the americas.  it definitely took many lives of sailors. 
     
    mike
     
     
    ----- Original Message -----
    Sent: Monday, December 15, 2008 9:12 AM
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