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In part two of my report from Easter Island I visit a stone
platform bearing remarkable similarities to several Incan
sites found in Peru. I also travel to the largest ahu
on the island and begin my investigation of the volcanic
crater from which most of the mysterious statues on the
island were carved.
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April 22, 2006
Stranded in isolation, 2000 miles from the nearest inhabited
shore, Easter Island has become famous as one of the most
mysterious places in the world. Known in ancient times as
Te Pito o te Henua (the Navel of the World), the island
is most famous for its massive statues recognized throughout
the world. But a plethora of other enigmas have intrigued
researchers as well.
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August 15, 2005
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Members Newsletter number 10 covers my travels through
Peru. After a brief stop in Lima I took a bus to the small
town of Ica and visited a museum with an amazing exhibit
on deformed and extrememely enlongated skulls. Ica is also
the home of the Cabrerra Museum housing over 11,000 supposedly
ancient stones with seemingly impossible carvings on them.
The images depicted include complex medical procedures and
scientific advances as well as foreign animals such as kangaroos
and even dinosaurs. From Ica I flew over the famous Nazca
lines and then headed to Cuzco a city built atop the precision
stone carving of the Inca.
  
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July 30, 2005
Spread out amongst the dense jungles of Cambodia hide the
remains of an ancient and grand civilization know as Angkor.
While most visitors focus on the beauty of the city’s
towering temples, another story lies in the intricate stone
carvings adorning the buildings. These inscriptions depict
strange mythological creatures including giant snakes, ape-men
and even a dinosaur.
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May 31, 2005
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Accompanying Members Newsletter number nine, this photo
gallery covers my travels across the Yucatan. My first stop
was a visit to Uxmal with its intricate carvings and four
mysterious buildings known collectively as the Nunnery.
Next I traveled to Chichen Itza with its massive pyramid
and its astronomical observatory known as the Caracol. South
of Cancun I visited the city of Tulum with its many diminutive
buildings leading some to hypothesize that the city was
once inhabited by a race of dwarves. Then I flew to Guatemala
to visit the ancient city of Tikal with its strange similarities
to the architecture of India and Southeast Asia.
  
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April 24, 2005
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February 07, 2005
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Located in Acambaro, the Waldemar Julsred Museum is one
of the weirdest museums you'll ever see. Housed within it
are a small sample of the over 32,000 artifacts Julsred
collected in his lifetime. Dated as being approximately
4000 years old the artifacts appear to depict a number of
fantastic animals, many of which resemble dinosaurs.
 
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February 05, 2005
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Cuilcuilco was famous many years ago because the pyramid
mound itself was dated as being about 2000 years old. However,
the pyramid is covered in lava that was dated as being about
8000 years old.
  
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February 04, 2005
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Teotihuacan, one of the most impressive ancient sites in
the world, is most famous for its two enormous pyramids,
the Pyramid of the Moon and the Pyramid of the Sun. The
Pyramid of the Sun contains a number of anomalous features
such as a secretive underground tunnel and several similarities
with the Great Pyramid at Giza such as the apparent precocious
inclusion of the number Pi.
  
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February 02, 2005
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The Museo Nacional de Antropologia is the largest and most
impressive museum in Mexico and can probably hold its own
against any in the world. Highlights of the museum include
a reconstruction of the tomb of Pakal from Palenque as well
as a collection of inscribed bricks from Comalcalco and
several large stone Olmec heads from La Venta. A large Atlantean
statue from Tula holds a strange object in its hand that
Eric Von Danikken likened to a laser gun.
  
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December 08, 2004
Deep within China near the ancient capitol of Xi'an lies
a series of pyramid mounds virtually unknown outside the
country. Entwined with the reality of these remote tombs,
lies a legend of an even greater pyramid seldom seen; a
pyramid of such size and grandeur as to put all the other
pyramids of the world to shame. This is the legend of the
white pyramid of China.
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September 17, 2004
Perched atop a hill in Rhode Island, the Newport Tower
stands as one of this country's longest enduring architectural
enigmas. For over a century the debate has raged over the
identity of the builders of this structure. Speculation
has ranged from early colonists to the Norse to the Chinese
to the Norwegians and Swedes. But the full story of how
this great monument came into being may not yet have been
told.
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July 27, 2004
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In Upper Black Eddy, Pennsylvania lies a field of boulders
that just won't keep quiet. Known as Ringing Rocks Park,
this jumble of enigmatic stones has perplexed researches
for decades because of the melodious tones the rocks produce
when struck with a hammer or any solid instrument. But ringing
rocks aren't the only unexplained things at this site.
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July 13, 2004
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America's West Coast is full of interesting and unexplained
sites. In Part 1 of this report I recounted the first half
of my journey from Los Angeles to Vancouver and back. Along
the way, my friend Eric and I stopped at fascinating sites
like the Berkley Mystery Walls, Lava Beds National Monument
and a Stonehenge replica. On the way back we visited just
as many mysterious places including the Santa Cruz Mystery
Spot, Gingko Petrified Forest and many examples of ancient
rock art.
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June 18, 2004
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The western United States is home to many interesting and
unexplained places. On a recent trip to Canada, instead
of flying, I decided to travel by car and investigate some
of the more unusual sites found along the coast. Along the
three-day, 1300-mile drive from Los Angeles to Vancouver
I would explore deserted caves, uncover ancient artwork
and even make an unexpected stop at Stonehenge.
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April 05, 2004
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In the heart of San Jose, California, Sarah Pardee Winchester,
heir of the $20 million Winchester rifle fortune, constructed
a home like no other in the world. Designed to please the
benevolent spirits and evade the evil ones she believed
surrounded her, this residence has come to be known as the
Winchester Mystery House.
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March 16, 2004
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Nehalem is the site of a series of mysteries so entwined,
it’s hard to separate fact from fiction. Clatsop Indian
legends tell of a “winged canoe” that dispatched
a team of men who buried a chest, presumably filled with
treasure, and marked the spot with an inscribed rock.
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February 23, 2004
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Towering in isolation above the surrounding landscape,
Mount Shasta is a mountain shrouded in mystery and the unexplained.
With stories of underground cities, flying saucers, unexplained
lights and encounters with unusual beings, it would be hard
to envision a place with more mystique than Mount Shasta.
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January 18, 2004
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The land from northern California up to Canada is considered
by many to be the home of one of the world’s most
elusive creatures. Deep within the Tule River Indian Reservation,
in central California, lies a small cave that is reported
to house some startling images that many believe might represent
Bigfoot.
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January 06, 2004
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Throughout western America from Washington to Texas, strange
mounds found dotting the landscape have perplexed both scientists
and interested onlookers for over a century. No one is sure
how the mounds were formed, but the theories surrounding
them seem endless.
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November 26, 2003
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Hawaii is a land filled with ancient and mysterious places. Once
you venture outside of the big name resorts, the islands have
much to offer anyone interested in the ancient or the unexplained.
While visiting Maui, I recently had the opportunity to explore
the island and visit a few of its ancient sites.
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October 29, 2003
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After months of preparation, I was finally ready to begin my
descent into the Grand Canyon in search of the lost city said
to lie somewhere in its depths.
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