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View of the Forsyth petroglyph at the University of Georgia

Did Mayan Astronomers Create the Forsyth Petroglyph?

December 17, 2012September 27, 2018 Gary C. Daniels 3300 BC Event, comet, impact event, Long Distance Trade, Maya

Does the Forsyth Petroglyph record the same astronomical event recorded in Temple XIX at Palenque and also depicted on the

Research Reports

Archaeoastronomy of the Ocmulgee Earth Lodge

July 18, 2012September 27, 2018 Gary C. Daniels archaeoastronomy, comet, Georgia, Georgia Mississippian Period, impact event, meteor impacts

Was the Ocmulgee earth lodge an astronomical observatory and sophisticated scientific apparatus designed to forewarn its designers of impending catastrophe

Ancient Civilizations of Georgia

Sapelo Shell Rings (2170 BC)

February 24, 2012February 23, 2022 Gary C. Daniels American Southeast, Archaic Period, Bronze Age Collapse, comet, Georgia, Georgia Archaic Period, impact event, meteor impacts, Sapelo Shell Rings, shell mound builders, shell ring

The Sapelo Shell Rings Complex is the most ancient Native American civilization in the state of Georgia and is older than the pyramids of Egypt! See 3-D computer reconstructions and take a virtual reality tour of this lost city consisting of three circular villages each with a circular central plaza and each surrounded by a massive circular wall constructed from tons of sea shells.

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Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened by New Evidence Located in Ohio, Indiana

August 10, 2011 Gary C. Daniels Clovis comet, Clovis Culture, comet, impact event, meteor impacts

Was the course of life on the planet altered 12,900 years ago by a giant comet exploding over Canada? New evidence found by UC Assistant Professor of Anthropology Ken Tankersley and colleagues suggests the answer is affirmative.

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Forsyth Petroglyph Reveals Comet Impact?

April 12, 2011August 28, 2012 Gary C. Daniels 1 Comment astronomy, Georgia, Georgia Woodland Period, impact event, petroglyphs, rock art, Weedon Island Culture

Designs on the Forsyth Petroglyph in Georgia may include astronomical representations of stars, the constellation Draco, the Pleiades asterism, a comet, and meteors or comet fragments and may be a record of a comet impact event that caused a severe weather event in 536 AD.

Ancient Civilizations of Georgia Featured

Kolomoki Mounds (500 AD)

February 17, 2006May 22, 2019 Gary C. Daniels America-Mexico Connection, American Southeast, comet, Creek Indians, Georgia, Georgia Woodland Period, Hitchiti, impact event, Swift Creek, Weeden Island, Woodland Period

The Kolomoki Mounds site is believed to have been the most populous Native American community north of Mexico during its time period. The site consists of nine earthen mounds built between the years A.D. 350 and 750.

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Ocmulgee Mounds (1000 AD)

February 15, 2006April 20, 2016 Gary C. Daniels America-Mexico Connection, American Southeast, astronomy, comet, Creek Indians, Creek Migration Legend, Georgia, Georgia Mississippian Period, graves, Hitchiti, impact event, Long Distance Trade, Mississippian Period, Muskogee, Swift Creek

Ocmulgee Mounds located in Macon, Geogia consists of seven mounds and associated plazas. The Great Temple Mound at Ocmulgee was built atop the Macon Plateau and rises 56 feet high from the surface of the plateau.