Synopses & Reviews
The real history of the New World and the visitors, from both East and West, who traveled to the Americas long before 1492 andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Provides more than 300 photographs and drawings, including Celtic runes in New England, Gaelic inscriptions in Colorado, and Asian symbols in the West andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Reinterprets many archaeological finds, such as the Ohio Serpent Mound andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andbull; Reveals Celtic, Hebrew, Roman, early Christian, Templar, Egyptian, Chinese, and Japanese influences in North American artifacts and ruins andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;As the myth of Columbus andldquo;discoveringandrdquo; America falls from the pedestal of established history, we are given the opportunity to discover the real story of the New World and the visitors, from both East and West, who traveled there long before 1492. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Sharing his more than 25 years of research and travel to sites throughout North America, Carl Lehrburger employs epigraphy, archaeology, and archaeoastronomy to reveal extensive evidence for pre-Columbian explorers in ancient America. He provides more than 300 photographs and drawings of sites, relics, and rock art, including Celtic and Norse runes in New England, Phoenician and Hebrew inscriptions in the Midwest, and ancient Shiva linga and Egyptian hieroglyphs in the West. He uncovers the real story of Columbus and his motives for coming to the Americas. He reinterprets many well-known archaeological and astronomical finds, such as the Ohio Serpent Mound, Americaandrsquo;s Stonehenge in New Hampshire, and the Crespi Collection in Ecuador. He reveals Celtic, Hebrew, Roman, early Christian, Templar, Egyptian, Chinese, and Japanese influences in famous stones and ruins, reconstructing the record of what really happened on the American continents prior to Columbus. He also looks at Hindu influences in Mesoamerica and sacred sexuality encoded in archaeological sites. andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Expanding upon the work of well-known diffusionists such as Barry Fell and Gunnar Thompson, the author documents the travels and settlements of trans-Atlantic and trans-Pacific explorers, miners, and settlers who made it to the Americas and left their marks for us to discover. Interpreting their sacred symbols, he shows how their teachings, prayers, and cosmologies reveal the cosmic order and sacred landscape of the Americas.
Review
andldquo;Carl Lehrburgerandrsquo;s comprehensive documentation of the dizzying number of ancient petroglyphs, artifacts, and sites in the Americas is stunning. This work proves beyond any doubt that many cultures from around the world came to the Americas and permanently left evidence of their extensive knowledge in the rocks and people who inhabited this land.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;This is a fascinating exploration of the deep history of human migrations around the planet. Drawing from evidence systematically and irrationally dismissed by many of the professional archaeologists, Lehrburger shares his path of discovery, his pioneering field research, and his heartfelt observations about the peopling of the Americas. Clearly, there is a truer story here that has been right under our noses all along.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;Threatening to topple the andlsquo;archaeopriestsandrsquo; who still think Columbus discovered America, Lehrburger strikes at the heart of the matter with his New History. An intimate and brilliantly illustrated journey back to the time of ancient sky-watchers . . . a game-changing work.andrdquo;
Review
andldquo;Impressive insights into the spirituality of ancient stargazers abound in Carl Lehrburgerandrsquo;s compelling, personally guided tour of archaeological sites from Stonehenge to Newport and from Serpent Mound, Ohio, to the Hindu campsites in the Mojave Desert. Fascinating research by an inquiring mind will inspire those who are curious about the new dimensions of archaeoastronomy and spirituality. Wherever a shaft of sunlight from the winter solstice has shined upon the ancient petroglyphs left by ancient Celtic seafarers in Ireland or along the eastern seaboard, you can bet Carl Lehrburger has been there to record it on camera. His easy-to-read compendium of sacred sites and archaeoastronomy is a spectacular, exciting guide for our own journey.andrdquo;
Review
andrdquo;andlt;Iandgt;The Secrets of Ancient Americaandlt;/Iandgt;, by Carl Lehrburger eloquently argues that it is time for a new history of America to be written. Drawing on first-person accounts of his numerous visits to little known pre-Columbian sites across America, as well as a detailed overview of previous suppressed work in this field, this lavishly illustrated and compelling book makes a convincing case that Columbus was the last to discover America and that it is high time for the true history of pre-Columbian contact in America to be taught in our schools.andldquo;
Review
andldquo;Carl Lehrburger exposes and slays the dragons of the andldquo;archeopriesthoodandrdquo;andmdash;their still persistent andldquo;flat-earthandrdquo; science, historical conspiracies and cover-upsandmdash;to redefine our role in nature and history as inclusive participants, rather than conquering exploiters; as harvesters of the collective rather than selfish greed- and power-driven endsandmdash;hallmarks of our new history. andrdquo;
About the Author
Carl Lehrburger has studied archaeological and sacred sites in North America, with a focus on ancient Old World peoples in America before Columbus, for more than 25 years. He has published articles in andlt;Iandgt;Ancient Americanandlt;/Iandgt; magazine. An avid traveler and explorer, he lives in Talent, Oregon.
Table of Contents
andlt;bandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Introduction: Challenging Long-Held Viewsandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The Heart of the Matter andlt;BRandgt;The Old History: Are We Living in Flatland? andlt;BRandgt;The Archeopriests andlt;BRandgt;Landing of the Diffusionists andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;1andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Two Stories of Columbus andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Discovering a New History andlt;BRandgt;The Usual Story of Columbus andlt;BRandgt;The Real Story of Columbus Emerges andlt;BRandgt;The Dynamics of Slavery andlt;BRandgt;Aftermath andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;2andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; American History Abcandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Barry Felland#8217;s America B.C. andlt;BRandgt;The Phoenicians in America andlt;BRandgt;The Phoenician Newton Stone in Scotland andlt;BRandgt;The Bourne Stone andlt;BRandgt;The Crespi Collection from Ecuador andlt;BRandgt;Other Phoenician/American Discoveries andlt;BRandgt;The Celtic Ogham Writing on the Newton Stone andlt;BRandgt;Coins by the Hundreds andlt;BRandgt;The Davenport Relics Conspiracy andlt;BRandgt;The Critics Prevail andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;3andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Stars and the Stonesandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Archaeo--What? andlt;BRandgt;Megalithic Ireland and Martin Brennan andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;4andnbsp;andnbsp; Celtic New Englandandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Finding the Trailhead andlt;BRandgt;Exploring Celtic America andlt;BRandgt;An Auspicious Meeting andlt;BRandgt;Standing Stones and Perched Rocks andlt;BRandgt;The New Hampshire Ring of Stone andlt;BRandgt;Americaand#8217;s Stonehenge andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;5andnbsp;andnbsp; They Settled in Mesoamericaandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Martin Brennan in Mexico andlt;BRandgt;The Hero Twins of the Popol Vuh andlt;BRandgt;The Maya Calendar andlt;BRandgt;John Major Jenkins and the Galactic Alignment andlt;BRandgt;The Hidden Sign Language of the Maya andlt;BRandgt;Chichand#39840;Itzand#5747; Equinox Serpent andlt;BRandgt;The Aztec Quetzalcoatl and the Mayan Kukulcand#7072;andlt;BRandgt;Influences from Africa and Asia? andlt;BRandgt;Influences from India? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;6andnbsp;andnbsp; Sacred Sexuality at the Pathfinder Site andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Meeting Bill McGlone in Colorado andlt;BRandgt;The Purgatoire River Canyon andlt;BRandgt;Archaeoastronomy Basics andlt;BRandgt;The Pathfinder andlt;BRandgt;Meeting the Hunter and the Goddess andlt;BRandgt;A Second Pathfinder Alignment andlt;BRandgt;Divine Sexuality--The Story of Changing Woman andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;7andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Equinox Sunrise: Celtic Sun Deities in Coloradoandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Diffusionists at Odds andlt;BRandgt;A Cowboy Guide andlt;BRandgt;Crack Cave, Southeastern Colorado andlt;BRandgt;Equinox Sunrise at Crack Cave andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;8andnbsp;andnbsp; Old World Cosmologies at the Anubis Caves andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Celtic Religion in Oklahoma andlt;BRandgt;Mitra, Mithra, or Mithras andlt;BRandgt;Anubis Caves Inscriptions andlt;BRandgt;The Six Months Ogham Inscription and the andlt;BRandgt;Nose Pointer Alignment andlt;BRandgt;The Silent Opera and Other Sunset Equinox Displays andlt;BRandgt;Celtic Goddesses in Cave andlt;BRandgt;Cosmology and Constellations andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;9andnbsp;andnbsp; More Celtic America andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Lugh and the Festival of Lughnasa andlt;BRandgt;Cross-Quarter Day Alignment at the Sun Temple andlt;BRandgt;Cosmology of the Sun Temple andlt;BRandgt;Celts in Kansas andlt;BRandgt;Cave Hollow Sunrise andlt;BRandgt;Other Encounters andlt;BRandgt;Equinox Sunset Cave near Russell, Kansas andlt;BRandgt;Further Indications of Celtic Migrations in America andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;10andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Westward to a Dwelling Place of a Great Spirit andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Westward to California andlt;BRandgt;A Destructive Legacy andlt;BRandgt;The Equinox Sunrise Light Serpent at Mojave North andlt;BRandgt;Schmidtand#8217;s Theories of Transoceanic Diffusion andlt;BRandgt;More Solar Markers andlt;BRandgt;Other Mojave North Petroglyphs andlt;BRandgt;The SEA Rock andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;11andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Mojave North II--Did They Come Across the Pacific?andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Where Have All the Mystics Gone? andlt;BRandgt;Cross-Quarter Days at Mojave North andlt;BRandgt;Shivaand#8217;s Linga? andlt;BRandgt;The Epigraphy of Mojave North andlt;BRandgt;Lunar Alignment Discoveries andlt;BRandgt;Ceremonial Basins Mystery andlt;BRandgt;The Roots of Mojave North andlt;BRandgt;Endangered History at Mojave North andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;12andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Great Basin Melting Pot andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The Great Basin andlt;BRandgt;Great Basin Journeys andlt;BRandgt;Encounters with a Rock Art Investigator andlt;BRandgt;Petroglyph Sites near Bishop, California andlt;BRandgt;A Story of the Kiva andlt;BRandgt;The Story of Kokopelli andlt;BRandgt;Cupules and Grinding Holes andlt;BRandgt;Diffusion of Vedic Cultures via the Pacific into andlt;BRandgt;the Great Basin? andlt;BRandgt;East Meets West in More Ways than One andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;13andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Midwest Relics, Mounds, and Controversies andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;The Discovery and Excavation of Mounds in North America andlt;BRandgt;Copper Mining in Michigan andlt;BRandgt;Wayne Mayand#8217;s Ideas and the Mound Buildersand#8217; Culture andlt;BRandgt;The Serpent Mound of Ohio andlt;BRandgt;The Case for Old World Relics from the Midwest andlt;BRandgt;Fakes? andlt;BRandgt;In the End, Controversies and Skepticism andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;14andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Hebrews, Romans, and Early Christians andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Reports of Hebrew Contacts in the New World andlt;BRandgt;The Bat Creek Stone andlt;BRandgt;The Newark Holy Stones andlt;BRandgt;Semitic Scripts andlt;BRandgt;Hidden Mountain--A Hebrew Fortress in New Mexico? andlt;BRandgt;Hidden Mountain Constellations andlt;BRandgt;Other Hidden Mountain Connections andlt;BRandgt;Artifacts from Calalus, and#8220;An Unknown Landand#8221; in the Arizona Desert andlt;BRandgt;The Cherokees, DNA, and Other Connections to the Hebrews andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;15andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; More to Learn about Ancient Americaandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Indus Valley Connections andlt;BRandgt;Chinese Connections andlt;BRandgt;Japanese Connections andlt;BRandgt;Minoan, Phoenician, and Greek Connections andlt;BRandgt;Roman Connections andlt;BRandgt;More Irish and Welsh Connections andlt;BRandgt;Arab Connections andlt;BRandgt;Connections to Mesopotamia and Egypt andlt;BRandgt;Viking Connections andlt;BRandgt;A Norwegian Village in America and the Suppression of Thor Heyerdahl andlt;BRandgt;The Knights Templar Connection andlt;BRandgt;Do We Need More Proof? andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;16andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; The Legacy of the Conquest andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;America Before the Arrival of the Spanish andlt;BRandgt;The Church and the Spanish Monarchy andlt;BRandgt;Major Factors Impacting the Conquest andlt;BRandgt;Aftermath: The Imposition and Maintenance of the Columbus Myth andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;17andnbsp;andnbsp;andnbsp; Awakening a New History andlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;A Return to Planet of the Apes? andlt;BRandgt;A World in Amnesia andlt;BRandgt;The Search for the Sacred andlt;BRandgt;The Serpent of Consciousness andlt;BRandgt;A Return of the Magi? andlt;BRandgt;A Mind Adjustment Is Required andlt;BRandgt;Much to Be Done andlt;BRandgt;A Final Perspective andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt;Notesandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;andlt;bandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Bibliography andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Index andlt;/bandgt;