Archaeological Oddities (eBook)

Kenneth L. Feder, professor of anthropology at Central Connecticut State University, specializes in the archaeology of North America. He is author of several books, including Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself . Feder has appeared on numerous television documentaries on the National Geographic Channel, the BBC's Horizon, the History Channel, the Discovery Channel, and the SyFy Channel and has been featured in episodes of the Canadian-based William Shatner’sWeird or What?

Preface - What I Did on My Summer Vacations (and intersessions, Spring breaks, and too many long weekends to count)Chapter 1- Turn and Face the StrangeChapter 2- Here’s What We KnowThe SitesAncient Visitors: Written Messages1. Crack Cave, Comanche National Grassland, Colorado2. Davenport Tablets, Davenport, Iowa3. Dighton Rock, Berkley, Massachusetts4. Westford Knight, Westford, Massachusetts5. Michigan Relics, Michigan6. Kensington Rune Stone, Alexandria, Minnesota7. Los Lunas Decalogue Stone, Los Lunas, New Mexico8. Newark Holy Stones, Newark, Ohio9. Heavener Rune Stone, Heavener, Oklahoma10. Bat Creek Stone, Loudon County, Tennessee11. Grave Creek Stone, Moundsville, West VirginiaAncient Visitors: Stone Monuments12. Acton Stone Chamber, Acton, Massachusetts13. Upton Stone Chamber, Upton, Massachusetts14. Peach Pond Chamber15. Druid Hill, Lowell, Massachusetts16. Balanced Rock, North Salem, New York17. Newport Tower, Newport Rhode IslandAncient Visitors: Villages18. Gungywamp, Groton, Connecticut19. America’s Stonehenge/Mystery Hill, North Salem, Massachusetts20. L’anse aux Meadow, Newfoundland, CanadaAncient Visitors: Aliens21. Roswell Flying Saucer Crash Site, Roswell, New Mexico22. Serpent Mound, Peebles, Ohio23. Head of Sinbad, San Rafael Swell, Utah24. Sego Canyon, Thompson Springs, UtahLost Civilization25. Tucson Artifacts, Tucson, Arizona26. Grand Canyon Secret Cave, Grand Canyon, Arizona27. Moberly Subterranean City, Moberly, Missouri28. Burrows Cave, IllinoisBiblical Proof?29. The Cardiff Giant, Cooperstown, New York30. Paluxy River Footprints, Glen Rose, Texas31. Black Dragon Pictograph, San Rafael Swell, Utah32. Kachina Bridge Pictograph, Natural Bridges National Monument, UtahNew Age Antiquity33. Palatki Cliff Dwelling, Sedona Arizona34. Honanki Cliff Dwelling, Sedona, ArizonaUnexpected Critter Depiction35. Painted Rock Hairy Man Depictions, Tule Indian Reservation, Porterville, CaliforniaFollies36. Lost Egyptian City, Guadaupe, California37. Carhenge, Alliance, Nebraska38. The Dig, Governor’s Island, New York, New York39. Columcille Megalithic Park, Bangor, Pennsylvania40. Maryhill Stonehenge, Maryhill, Washington State