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Mike and Gerry Cloncs, Montgomery County, Indiana (mgcloncs@insightbb.com)
 An ancient site in West-Central
Indiana (Photo) contains projectile
points, flaked chips, some so-called “microchips” and axe heads, most with
markings that do not seem to be attributable to Natural Causes. In this previously unglaciated site there
are also many stones with 3-10 cm. obviously carved shapes of humans
and animals, some resembling those of the Tlatilco, Mexico area and
possibly some primitive writings that are regularly accompanied by carvings
along their periphery. There is a trend
for the earliest artifacts that depict animals and humans to be smaller than
later ones. Frequent carvings
of the American Lion, Horse and a cameloid (Guanaco?) point to the site
dating back into the Pre-Classic
Period. Although recent discoveries in the
Southeastern United States show possible human habitation dating to 40,000
B.C.+ (see Savannah), the cataclysmic asteroid bombardment of glacier-covered
Eastern Canada around 10,000 BCE that may have caused the mass extinction of large
herbivores and their predators probably preceded the arrival of the Indiana
inhabitants. With the exception of
the American lion and some elephantine creatures, no clear carvings of
mammoths, rhinos, sloths and other earlier extinct animals are
represented. The European appearance
of the inhabitants point to their possible origins in Southwestern Europe,
which corresponds to theories that such groups were the first to colonize
North America. Their language could
have been the Saharan dialect proposed by Edo Nyland, and this may
account for the numerous Saharan (later Basque) names found widespread
in America. For a description of the collection locality see Locality. Also view some
Tools, and
other Ancient American Sites. Close-ups of figures may be viewed at the
following, but the images often blend in with the color of the substrate and
may not at first be clearly discernible.
Some figures of undertain identity are included but may be removed
after closer analysis. Given the apparent ancient origins of the site, the
artifacts are nevertheless in remarkable states of preservation.
Please CLICK on
underlined Subject Matter to view:
Human
Shapes Animal
Shapes Misc.
Shapes Inscriptions Tools Unidentified Markings
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