M.J. Rose

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Easter Island Mystery Solved? New Theory Says Giant Statues Rocked

National Geographic News

“For centuries, scientists have tried to solve the mystery of how the colossal stone statues of Easter Island moved. Now there’s a new theory—and it rocks.

The multiton behemoths traveled up to 11 miles (18 kilometers) from the quarry where most of them were carved, without the benefit of wheels, cranes, or even large animals.

Scientists have tested many ideas in the past, figuring that the islanders must have used a combination of log rollers, ropes, and wooden sledges. Now a pair of archaeologists have come up with a new theory: Perhaps the statues, known as moai, were “engineered to move” upright in a rocking motion, using only manpower and rope…”

For the complete article click here.

Watch video: Easter Island statues rocking forward…

Newberry Tablet written in Cypriot Minoan (500BC) found in Michigan, 1896

You’ve heard of the mummies of fair-skinned “giants” found in North America, right? What if those mysterious prehistoric red haired mummies are the descendants of the Minoan copper miners who emptied the Great Lakes of their copper thousands of years ago? Maybe the reason these mummies have been said to be over 7 feet tall is because they were the great great grandchildren of the strongest Minoan stock sent abroad to do the mining work that fueled the Bronze Age?

America Unearthed, a new series on the H2 channel, did a very interesting show on the subject of the ancient, mysterious copper mines in the Great Lakes region. Where did all the copper go and who mined it? (It was estimated that it would have taken 10,000 men about 1,000 years to remove all of this copper!)

Watch the episode here.

I find the pre-historical origins of man to be beyond fascinating. It really seems like there is so much we don’t know yet, so many bizarre and amazing things to be discovered. There also may be some cover-ups. Did you know that skeletons of a prehistoric race of giants have (possibly) been found in the Americas?

If you’re interested in this stuff, there is a TedX lecture that will blow your socks off:

“Jim Vieira’s research over the last 20 years has led him down a bizarre road of intrigue and mystery surrounding the races and built structures of Ancient America. Vieira has compiled thousands of accounts of giant skeleton reports from the New York Times, Smithsonian Ethnology Reports, American Antiquarian, Scientific American as well as town and county histories to make the case that the history of our past has not only been deliberately covered up, but is vastly different then what we are told.”

Click here to watch it. And if you are still aching for more information on this, click here for much more on the race of giants and an intense old tale of how a group of them were slain by a tribe of Paiute indians.

P.S. HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF M.J.’s READERS!