We interview two authorities on the Newark Holy Stones, Brad Lepper and Jeff Gill. We go over the discovery of the stones, how they fit into the larger culture of faked artifacts of the Victorian era, and discuss how Brad and Jeff went about debunking these rather fascinating stones.
Links
Ohio Archaeology an Illustrated Chronicle of Ohio's Ancient American Indian Culture
The Newark "Holy Stones": The Social Context of an Enduring Scientific Forgery
More on the Newark Holy Stone
Civilizations Lost and Found: Fabricating History - Part Two: False Messages in Stone
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