IRON AGE AMERICA by William Conner

"Iron Age America" Now On Sale

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William Conner this link to his blog with a lot of information beyond what is here, and full stories as well, I have had Great reviews of his book from people I know and have referenced his works here in order to Share his life's works with the world as well.

Publisher Chad Arment did a fine job of creating a cover for my book "Iron Age America," that is shown below. While all other photos of my book are in black and white on inside pages, many color photos of my archaeology and that of my associates can be viewed on my web site "America's Mysterious Furnaces."

For many years of 2000s I sent out proposal after proposal to book publishers and recieved many "thanks but no thanks" replies. I always believed our work deserved more than just a web site and that only a book could fully describe evidence we found to support our discovery of prehistoric iron furnaces in Ohio.

My claim that these furnaces are without question prehistoric is backed with evidence in the book that indicates that this type of small pit furnace was last used in Europe many years before Columbus sailed. I make this claim speaking for myself, and if others disagree they may do so.

"Iron Age America" is on sale online with both Amazon.com and Barnes and Noble.com. I will soon install a Pay Pal button to this blog for purchase of Iron Age America books signed by the author. Also, signed books are available now $30 a copy including shipping to your address by UPS. Signing events are sought by the author in 2010. I can be reached for purchase of a signed book or for your comments via email to conner6343@sbcgobal.net. "Iron Age America" is also available via the publisher's "Coachwhip Books" web site.

You may purchase a copy of this interesting book at the link at the bottom of this blog.

Ancient Hebrew writing found in America "For the Judeans"

Stone translation reads: "For the Judeans"

Background Information

The Bat Creek Stone was discovered by Mr. John W. Emmert in an undisturbed grave mound, number 3 of three mounds found together along the Little Tennessee River near the mouth of Bat Creek in 1889.

Emmert was working on behalf of the Smithsonian Institute’s Bureau of Ethnology’s Mound Survey Project and reported to his immediate supervisor, Cyrus Thomas, who originally identified the inscription as Paleo-Cherokee.
In 1964, the inscription was noticed by Chicago patent attorney, Henriette Mertz, to have been published up-side down by the Smithsonian Institute and believed the characters to be Phoenician. 1
In 1971, the inscription was found to be a Roman era Paleo-Hebrew Judean by Dr. Cyrus Gordon (1908-2001), who was an American scholar of Near Eastern cultures and ancient languages.

This report is the most in depth look into the history and facts about the Bat Creek Stone:

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REPORT OF ARCHAEOPETROGRAPHY INVESTIGATION

PROJECT:BAT CREEK STONE

REPORTED TO:
EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE
INVESTIGATION 498 TSALI BLVD
CHEROKEE, NC 27719
ATTN: DON ROSE
APS JOB NO: 10-06557 DATE: JULY 14, 2010



Introduction
This report presents the results of a microscopic examination of the physical and geological features of an archaeological artifact called the Bat Creek Stone that American Petrographic Services Inc. performed at the McClung Museum on the campus of the University of Tennessee in Knoxville on May 28, and June 29, 2010. The scope of our work was limited to:
1. Performing petrographic observations using reflected light microscopy and micro-photo documentation on the artifact.
2. Performing scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis.
3. Conducting a document review of the Smithsonian Institute field reports written by John W. Emmert, who discovered the artifact on February 14, 1889.
American Petrographic Services Inc. transported its microscopic equipment to the museum where staff members, Registrar Bob Pennington, and Museum Director, Jefferson Chapman, graciously provided access to their facilities and the artifact. Present during the examination were Dr. Barbara Duncan, Education Director at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Sharon Littlejohn, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian, and Leslie Kalen, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian.
On June 29, 2010, American Petrographic Services Inc, returned to the Science and Engineering Research Facility at the University of Tennessee to complete the examination of the artifact using the Scanning Electron Microscopy equipment on campus.

For the rest of the 21 page report on the history of this artifact and all the testing done on it to show it is authentic, it is Hebrew, and so forth, click on the link below.

AMERICAN PETROGRAPHIC SERVICES, INC. Bat Creek Stone: