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Called OOPARTS or Out of Place Artifacts, there have been volumes of documented archaeological finds that seem to defy history as we were taught it in School. Some of these artifacts suggest that our history books are not as accurate as we once believed they were, that there are a high number of unusual relics that in fact seem to defy all rational scientific explanations.
Take for example a story of human remains found in Gilman, Colorado on April 10th, 1867.
An human skeleton was discovered in the Rocky Point Mine at a depth of 400 feet below the surface embedded in a vein of silver. Excavators also found an well-tempered copper arrowhead while investigating the skeletal oddity. By present geological standards the vein of silver, in which this skeleton was embedded, was dated to be at least 135 million years old...that would mean this human lived during the Cretaceous Period! -This bizarre find was reported in an article carried by the Saturday Herald of Iowa City.
The Cretaceous Period is typically known as being the last segment of the 'Age of Dinosaurs'. North America was not entirely under the ocean during this time, and many new types of dinosaurs were still appearing and evolving.
There could be any number of theories proposed to explain away such an unusual discovery, possibly the dating methods used in this case were faulty or the examiners fallible. It is unclear what may have happened to these remains after they were removed. It is as if these remains vanished into thin air. Many of these strange Fortean artifacts do.
The unusual remains as described here are not exactly unique, many more 'misfit relics of history' have been reported being found over the last hundred years, some of them were later identified as hoaxes or misidentified objects.
On an even more interesting note, the entire town of Gilman, Colorado was abandoned in 1984 and closed to the public for safety reasons regarding toxic pollutants and contamination of the ground water. Gilman still sits as an eerie modern ghost town on top of 'Battle Mountain' in Eagle County, Colorado.
A development group known as the Ginn Company has plans to clean up the area by removing the toxins and pollutants. They then plan to demolish the town, to make way for a ski resort and private homes. Perhaps, with any luck, more unusual skeletal remains and mysterious relics will be uncovered during this process.
Maybe then the truth will be known.
Steven French is a Freelance Writer and Graphic Artist living in Colorado.
He has an interest in Investigative Journalism, Archaeology, Psychology,
Ethnology, Paranormal Phenomena and Ufology.
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» left by Susan Thom(8,330) Susan Thom (62 days 22 hours ago.)
hi steven,
this was a well written, interesting article. sometimes i wonder just how many things "we the people" have been wrong about! thanks for sharing, and i hope you keep writing,
best regards,
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» left by Steven French(248) Steven French (62 days 12 hours ago.)
Thanks Sue, indeed, I've always found these types of discoveries, controversial or not, fascinating. I think there is a whole other version of 'accpeted history' that we have been taught by formal education, I also think there is another side, a 'twilight zone' side of reality that we just do not look at or study because it does not fit into 'normal' or 'rational' thought. I think there are many people who will agree, many people who have expereinced something that just can not be scientifically explained. It is these unreal events that remind me of a quote by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's famous detective...'If nine pieces of the puzzle fit, but the tenth piece does not, than the tenth piece must be considered the primary clue.'
» left by Robert Melaccio, Sr.(4,457) Robert Melaccio, Sr. (59 days 15 hours ago.)
Great article but how dare you question the great minds of society and science? All kidding aside an interesting piece you should develop more on. Best wishes and waiting for your next one. Respond to this comment
» left by Jean Horst(1,041) Jean Horst (59 days ago.)
Interesting read, Steve. Somewhere recently, I read a quote from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle via Sherlock Holmes that said something like this...If 9 pieces of the puzzle fit and the 10th does not, the 10th must be considered the critical one...
» left by Steven French(248) Steven French (58 days 12 hours ago.)
Yep, thats right...yours is closer to how Doyle wrote it, I had read it in a 'Study in Scarlet' I think...the quote/thought really seemed to make sense applied in a lot of situations, I just couldnt remember exactly how he worded it.
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