Newark Holy Stones
"The Newark Holy Stones refer to a set of artifacts allegedly discovered by David Wyrick in 1860 within a cluster of ancient Indian burial mounds near Newark, Ohio. The set consists of the Keystone, a stone bowl, and the Decalogue with its sandstone box. They can be viewed at the Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum in Coshocton, Ohio.
The events surrounding the discovery and authenticity of the artifacts are controversial. A wide consensus believes that the artifacts are either the subject of a hoax or originate from a time period that has no relation to the Hopewell. Others believe that the artifacts' inscription contains dialect that is in fact of Judean descent and could have existed during that time."
The events surrounding the discovery and authenticity of the artifacts are controversial. A wide consensus believes that the artifacts are either the subject of a hoax or originate from a time period that has no relation to the Hopewell. Others believe that the artifacts' inscription contains dialect that is in fact of Judean descent and could have existed during that time."
- Text from Wikipedia entry for "Newark Holy Stones" (accessed 10/12/2015) [links added]
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Blog Posts and Articles
- "Review of America Unearthed S02E10 "Lost Relics of the Bible"" (Jason Colavito, 2/2/2014)
- "Brad Lepper on the Newark Decalogue Stone, and Other Odds and Ends" (Jason Colavito, 12/2/2013)
- "Newark Holy Stone is Featured on America Unearthed" (Brad Lepper, 12/2/2013)
- "Newark Holy Stones Featured in Saturday Program at Sunwatch Village" (Brad Lepper, 2/11/2013)
- "The Newark "Holy Stones"" (Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews, 9/22/2012)
- "The Newark Decalogue and Keystone Revisited" (Carl Feagans, 12/28/2010)
- "The Pseudoarchaeology of Glenn Beck" (Carl Feagans, 8/21/2010)
- "Hoax Thrust Area into Slavery Debate" (L. B. Whyde, Newark Advocate, 5/5/2008)
Other Online Media
- "Holy Newark Stones, Batman!" (ArchyFantasies podcast, Episode 7, 4/30/2105)
Other Sources
- "Hoaxes: Newark "Holy Stones"" (Fair Mormon Answers)
- "The Newark "Holy Stones": The Social Context of an Enduring Scientific Forgery" (Ohio Archaeological Council)
