Avebury, England, and Portsmouth, Ohio Sister Earthworks

The similarities between the Avebury Serpentine work and Portsmouth are striking. Grand avenues that are draped over a solar symbol representing the rejuvenation of the solar deity. 

  In Wiltshire, England, are prehistoric remains of great extent supposed to be the work of the Druids. The so-called " Temple of Abury consisted originally of a grand circumvallation of earth 1,250 feet in diameter, enclosing an area of upwards of twenty-two acres.  It has an inner ditch, and the height of the embankment, measuring from the bottom of the ditch, is seventeen feet. It is quite regular, though not an exact circle in form, and has four entrances placed at unequal distances apart, though nearly at right angles to each other. Within this grand circle were originally two double or concentric circles, composed of massive upright stones; a row of large stones, one hundred in number, were placed upon the inner brow of the ditch. Extending upon either hand from this grand central structure, where parallel lines of huge upright stones, constituting upon each side, avenues upwards of a mile in length. These formed the body of the serpent. Each avenue consisted of two hundred stones. The head of the serpent was represented by an oval structure, consisting of two concentric lines of upright stones; the outer line containing forty, the inner eighteen stones. This head rests on an eminence * * * from which is commanded a view of the entire structure, winding back for more than two miles to the point of the tail. * * * About midway, in a right line between the extremities of the avenues, is placed a huge mound of earth, known as Silsbury Hill, [which] is supposed by some, Dr. Stukely among the number, to be a monumental structure erected over the bones of a King or Arch-Druid." — Squier, 234. " The circumference of the [above] hill, as near the base as possible, measured two thousand and twenty-seven feet, the diameter at the top one hundred and twenty feet, the sloping height three hundred and sixteen feet, and the perpendicular height one hundred and seventy feet." It contains over 13,500.000 cubic feet. — Hoare, Is there a connection between the Avebury works and those if the Ohio Valley. A Nephilim giant queen is discovered in Ohio  https://www.mysteriesofancientamerica.com/2020/07/ancient-giantess-nephilim-queen-of.html

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Adena Burial Mound and Sun Temple Discovered in Ashland, Kentucky

Adena Burial Mound and Sun Temple Discovered in Ashland, Kentucky

Burial mound and Sun Temple are visible in this photo.  The burial mound is now being conserved, but their was no mention of the earthwork.

The mound is visible on the left and the outline of the circle can still be seen in this aerial.

Winter Photographic Gallery of the Newark, Ohio Earthworks

Winter Photographic Gallery of the Newark, Ohio Earthworks

Newark, Ohio earthworks in the winter. Pics from "The Nephilim Chronicles: A Travel Guide to the Ancient Ruins in the Ohio Valley."

The best time to visit the Newark earthworks is the winter months when you can freely walk the grounds. 

Photo is taken from the gateway of the henge. In the summer months the ditch is overgrown and not visible.

This photo is looking in the opposite direction from the gateway of the henge that is aligned to the May 1st sunrise. On October 31st the sun will align with the gateway when the sun sets.

From the gateway the bird effigy is visible in the background.  The bird represented 'transition' this could have been for the people buried within the effigy or the transition from spring to summer and fall to winter.

This earthwork or sacred via goes from the henge to the square earthwork. See map above.

One of the 8 walls of the Octagon with one of the mounds guarding the gateway to the left.

From the walls of the Octagon, a smaller circle with a serpentine gateway is still well preserved. The circle was at the opening of the Hopewell Road that ran from this spot to Chillicothe, Ohio, 60 miles distant.

Two parallel earthworks connect the Octagon with the circular earthwork.

Circular earthwork attached to the Octagon.

300 Foot Stone Circle With Interior Burial Mounds Reported at the Newark Ohio, Earthworks

300 Foot Stone Circle With Interior Burial Mounds Reported at the Newark Ohio, Earthworks

North of the Newark, Ohio henge was discovered a large 300-foot cobblestone circle that surrounded large burial mounds. It's the closest counterpart is the Mayburgh Henge In England, that was also constructed from thousands of river cobblestones.

      A curious group of mounds that attracted the attention and wonder of the pioneers, were unfortunately destroyed by the building of the Central Ohio railroad. They were not far from the Old Fort and stood just at the foot of Cherry Valley, and a little east of the Ohio canal, where the above-mentioned railroad crosses it. Three of these mounds stood in a line north and south; the fourth was a little east and between the two northern ones. They were all joined together at the base. In the destruction of this remarkable group of mounds, many interesting relics and facts were unearthed that appear worth preservation. The mound farthest south was included in the embankment of the Central Ohio railroad and was first destroyed. The other three were greatly injured by the earth being taken to make the railroad embankment. The northern mound was the largest and was about twenty feet high. This was finally leveled to form a site for a rolling mill. The upper eight feet of this mound was composed almost entirely of black loam, which appeared in layers. 
      A hole near the center was observed to continue down very near to the bottom of the mound. In some places this was filled with sand, differing from the earth around it. In the lower eight feet of the mound, quite a number of these perpendicular holes were observed. About one half of the lower portion of the mound was made of layers of blue clay; then there was a layer of sand, followed by- one of cobblestone, which appeared to be immediately over a strong burning. This layer of stone was about five feet from the base. In the middle mound, the layer of cobblestone was about eight feet from the base, was in the center of the mound, sixteen inches thick, and extended all over it, thinning out toward the edges. The cobblestone, in all places, seemed to be put on immediately over the burning, none of the stones having the marks of fire, except those coming in contact with the burnt earth. The heat of the fire must have been intense, for the small stones in places were quite friable, and in places strongly marked with oxide of iron. This iron appearance led many to think that iron tools might have been placed there and rusted out.
    In the fourth mound, the cobblestones were placed over burnings and on a level with the surrounding surface and covered with creek sand. The blue clay in the northern mound must have been brought from a distance, there being none near like it. About three feet below the surrounding surface of the earth, and near the bottom of the large mound, the workmen, in digging the pit for the flywheel, found several pieces of bones and a part of the lower jaw of a human being with one tooth yet remaining in it All the bones gave evidence of great age, and were in small pieces. The cobblestone layers in these mounds and the post holes are unusual features. Could the latter have been for a framework, from which to suspend victims for sacrifice? 
   Surrounding this entire group of mounds was a cobblestone way, about eight feet wide. This is yet plainly to be seen north of the railroad, but the remainder has been destroyed. This oblong circle of stone must have been one hundred yards in its north and south diameter, and sixty-six yards east and west. Within sight of this group of mounds were originally about one dozen. Many of these have been destroyed. The digging of the pit for the fly-wheel revealed, the lower portion of this mound, better than examination heretofore made, and showed plainly that human beings had been buried at least four feet beneath the surrounding surface of the earth. During the excavating process, the place was visited by many citizens, and gentlemen from a distance, and much interest taken. The greater portion of these mounds being composed of sand and loam may account for the paucity of bones found in them. The best-preserved skeletons are found where the ground is mostly clay. 

2000 Year Old Earthen Sun Temple Discovered in a Backyard in Chillicothe, Ohio

Another 2000 Year Old Earthen Sun Temple Discovered in Chillicothe, Ohio

 It is hard to believe that the ancient earthworks in Chillicothe, Ohio have not been searched out and documented by archaeologists.  My mound and earthwork survey of Ross County, is incomplete, but has revealed that there are still remnants of earthworks that can still be found within the city.

A group of four henges  that were diagrammed in "Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley" in 1848. The gateways to three of the henges are  aligned to the Equinox sunrise. 

    The circular embankment of the earthen henge can still be seen in this back yard overlooking Water Stree below.  This henge would have been the Henge depicted at the top of the above diagram with the gateway facing to the south.

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Nephilim Giant's Sun Temple Henge in Indiana

Nephilim Giant's Sun Temple Henge in Indiana

Indiana Geological Survey, 1862

Henry County, Indiana

About seven or eight miles west of New Castle, a number of Indian skeletons were disinterred in the constructing a turnpike, and about the same distance south of town some remarkable humans bones and skeletons of giant size were dug out, with other relics, during the making of the road.

Despite years of farming, the Nephilim giants henge site in Cambridge City, Indiana can still be discerned in this Google Earth photo.

Early map of the Nephilim Sun temple henges at Cambridge City, Indiana shows that the northern henge was aligned to the summer solstice sunrise (like Stonehenge) while the southern (best preserved) henge was aligned to  the Equinox.

Aerial Photo of the Henge at Mounds State Park

Mounds State Park Henge

Henge complex at Mounds State Park

Aerial photo of the Mounds State Park Henge in Anderson, Indiana.  

Adena Henge Group (Sun Temples) in Athens County, Ohio: Babylonian Numerology Incorporated into the Henges

Adena Henge (Sun Temples) Group in Athens County, Ohio: Babylonian Numerology Incorporated into the Henges 

     


The largest henge is 210 feet in diameter which is the common measure for henges in the Ohio Valley. 210 x pi equals 660, which was a Babylonian number for the Male Sun deity 


   Four miles north of the town of Athens, Athens County, Ohio, is a broad and level Plain, Upon which is situated a large group of ancient earthworks.

       "The plain upon which these remains occur is not far from a mile and a half long, by a mile and a quarter broad, and contains upwards of one thousand acres. The soil is sandy argillaceous earth, easily tilled and quite fertile. At the northern extremity of the plain is the village of Chauncey, where are located several salt factories, which are supplied by some of the most abundant saline waters in the State of Ohio. The plain has an elevation of sixty or seventy feet above the present bed of the Hocking river, and was evidently formed when its waters flowed at a higher level. This stream now runs from half a mile to a mile to the eastward of the plain, separated from it by low hills. All around the margin of the plain, where not bordered by hills, burst forth copious springs of freshwater, which are most abundant in the vicinity of the principal ancient works. Most of these works occupy the south-eastern portion of the plain. They consist of a number of small circles, accompanied by mounds, the several dimensions of which are given in the accompanying plan. The largest circle is situated upon a detached point of land, of the same level with the adjacent plain, from which it is cut off by a deep ravine, in which flows a small stream. This detached portion contains not far from six acres. The circle itself has a diameter of two hundred and ten feet; the diameter of the enclosed area is one hundred and thirty feet; the height of the wall is seven feet, and the depth of the ditch six feet. In all of these circles, the ditch is interior to the embankment.

        "On the top of a hill, half a mile to the south of this plain is a stone mound fifteen feet in height. It is built of stones of various sizes, none of which, however, are larger than one man could conveniently carry. They must have been collected from considerable distances, as there are very few lying upon the surface of the adjacent hills. Many of them are water-worn and evidently came from the bed of some stream: some are limestone, some sandstone, and others quartz. About twenty years since a partial excavation was made, and the mound penetrated to about half its depth. Here were found three human skeletons, in tolerable preservation. From the appearance of ashes and charcoal beneath them, it was conjectured that the bodies had been burned. One of the skeletons had copper bracelets on its arms, and beads made of the tusks of the bear about its neck. These relics are now deposited in the Museum of the Ohio University, at Athens."

       It has been suggested, that the work situated upon the detached portion of the plain above mentioned was designed for defense. There is nothing to favor the suggestion, except the fact of position, which is far from conclusive. On the other hand, the small size of the work, its form, and the occurrence of the ditch interior to the wall, may be taken to establish a different origin,—probably a religious one.

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