The
Grave Creek Mound and appurtenant locations of Moundsville discussed in the previous posting, are, as we
shall see, located within a larger astronomical system of land
survey viz. geographic orientation in Native America.
As an example of the "trail" principle involved, going virtually straight North from the Great Serpent Mound, which we discuss subsequently, there is an old Indian trail which was later dubbed the "Mound Road". As written at DetroitYes.com by nain rouge:
Coming next are various components of the CENTER of that system:
Let us add in advance our answers to the main objection that could be raised by possible critics: if it is all so simple, why has no one else seen this before?
1. First of all, the "simple" results were not so simple to achieve. You are talking about many months of 18-hour days putting the details together so that they work. A major advance came, for example, by accepting the archaeologists' date of ca. 300 - 200 B.C. for the Grave Creek Mound or even a bit later for Chillicothe (see The History Blog), whereas we had tried to work with much older dates (which may nevertheless apply to many petroglyphs, painted and/or carved rocks and cupmarked megaliths or stones with cupules. We shall see.)
2. Archaeologists have their heads earthwards. Nothing wrong with that. That is their profession. We are thankful for the digs that they make and the maps that they and others (e.g. surveyors, and amateurs) have drawn. However, archaeologists seem to show little interest in astronomy.
3. Astronomers have their heads skywards. Nothing wrong with that. That is their profession. We are thankful for precise observations of the stellar heavens they provide, especially the astronomy software Starry Night Pro which allows us to see the sky in previous eras at any geographic location. However, astronomers seem to show little interest in archaeology.
4. Archaeoastronomers, the few of them, appear to focus mostly on solar and lunar alignments and appear to have no time for the stars. Nothing wrong with that. Solar and lunar observations can be reduced to mathematics. Stars less so. We are thankful for some of the pioneer work that emanates from this field.
5. Many "esoterically oriented people" are out in the field with dowsing rods, health equipment, audio and magnetic measuring devices, with little interest in either astronomy or archaeology. Nothing wrong with that. They are following their interests -- which we do not share. Nevertheless, we have received some of our best materials from such "esoterics" out in the field, even if we differ greatly in our interpretations of what has been found and what it all means.
6. There is a rare group, usually generalists and multi-professionals, who urge that one has to look both down, up and indeed, also simply straight ahead at what lies ON the ground before us in terms of ancient earthworks and related technology left to us by the ancients. Only then can one truly understand mounds, petroglyphs, megaliths, and painted or carved rock art from prehistory.
THIS POSTING IS Posting Number 3 of
The Great Mound, Petroglyph and Painted Rock Art Journey of Native America
The Center of the Mound System of Native America: Great Serpent Mound, Newark, Chillicothe, Miamisburg
As an example of the "trail" principle involved, going virtually straight North from the Great Serpent Mound, which we discuss subsequently, there is an old Indian trail which was later dubbed the "Mound Road". As written at DetroitYes.com by nain rouge:
"Hickory Corners [Warren] became a way station or carriage stop for anyone travelling north from Detroit. At the time [perhaps 1830s or '40s], the area was scarcely more than dense forest of virgin timber traversed by an old Indian trail. Running north and south (now part of Mound Road), this Indian trail was once call 'Prairie Mound' Road for the dirt hills which resembled Indian burial mounds. Over the years, parts of it have been known as the 'State' Road, the 'Plank' Road, and recently as Mound and Sherwood."That example supports our conviction that many old Indian trails were located by mounds, petroglyphs and painted or carved rock art placed according to stargazing, i.e. ancient astronomy, with the known heavens providing a ready heavenly map for earthly travel. This system arguably covered Native America.
Coming next are various components of the CENTER of that system:
- the Great Serpent Mound of Adams County, Ohio (at 3850 State Route 73, Peebles, OH 45660), "the largest serpentine effigy mound in the world"
- the Newark Earthworks, OH, the "largest earthen enclosures in the world"
- the Chillicothe, Ohio mounds and earthworks
- the Hopewell Mounds of the Mound City Necropolis in Chillicothe, Ohio
- the Miamisburg Mound, Dayton, Ohio
Let us add in advance our answers to the main objection that could be raised by possible critics: if it is all so simple, why has no one else seen this before?
1. First of all, the "simple" results were not so simple to achieve. You are talking about many months of 18-hour days putting the details together so that they work. A major advance came, for example, by accepting the archaeologists' date of ca. 300 - 200 B.C. for the Grave Creek Mound or even a bit later for Chillicothe (see The History Blog), whereas we had tried to work with much older dates (which may nevertheless apply to many petroglyphs, painted and/or carved rocks and cupmarked megaliths or stones with cupules. We shall see.)
2. Archaeologists have their heads earthwards. Nothing wrong with that. That is their profession. We are thankful for the digs that they make and the maps that they and others (e.g. surveyors, and amateurs) have drawn. However, archaeologists seem to show little interest in astronomy.
3. Astronomers have their heads skywards. Nothing wrong with that. That is their profession. We are thankful for precise observations of the stellar heavens they provide, especially the astronomy software Starry Night Pro which allows us to see the sky in previous eras at any geographic location. However, astronomers seem to show little interest in archaeology.
4. Archaeoastronomers, the few of them, appear to focus mostly on solar and lunar alignments and appear to have no time for the stars. Nothing wrong with that. Solar and lunar observations can be reduced to mathematics. Stars less so. We are thankful for some of the pioneer work that emanates from this field.
5. Many "esoterically oriented people" are out in the field with dowsing rods, health equipment, audio and magnetic measuring devices, with little interest in either astronomy or archaeology. Nothing wrong with that. They are following their interests -- which we do not share. Nevertheless, we have received some of our best materials from such "esoterics" out in the field, even if we differ greatly in our interpretations of what has been found and what it all means.
6. There is a rare group, usually generalists and multi-professionals, who urge that one has to look both down, up and indeed, also simply straight ahead at what lies ON the ground before us in terms of ancient earthworks and related technology left to us by the ancients. Only then can one truly understand mounds, petroglyphs, megaliths, and painted or carved rock art from prehistory.
THIS POSTING IS Posting Number 3 of
The Great Mound, Petroglyph and Painted Rock Art Journey of Native America
The Center of the Mound System of Native America: Great Serpent Mound, Newark, Chillicothe, Miamisburg
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