Morganton's Local History

"The Berry site is a large (nearly 12 acres) Mississippian site that dates to the Burke phase (15th and 16th centuries A.D.) and is believed to represent an ancestral Catawba Indian town. This site is believed to be the location of the native town of Joara, at which Pardo built Fort San Juan in 1567 (20 years before the "Lost Colony). Excavations have revealed the presence of four burned structures in the area which may represent the remains of the Spanish compound, FortSan Juan. Pardo also renamed the Native settlement Cuenca, after his hometown in Spain. Quenca and Fort San Juan represent the earliest European settlement in the interior of North America."

Archaeology News Site

This link was recommended by Nancy Morrison over at the topica list. This is a site that you may want to bookmark. Check back often to keep up with the latest archaeology news.

Treasure trove found in 500-year-old shipwreck off Africa

By DONNA BRYSON, Associated Press Writer
Thu May 1, 5:42 PM ET

Excerpt:

"JOHANNESBURG, South Africa - The ship was laden with tons of copper ingots, elephant tusks, gold coins — and cannons to fend off pirates. But it had nothing to protect it from the fierce weather off a particularly bleak stretch of inhospitable African coast, and it sank 500 years ago."

Researchers suspect Stonehenge was ancient healing site

Comment:

This Stonehenge story is worth the time to read. I watched a documentary on the History Channel. These researchers was about UFOs who use Stonehenge as a vortex. There were many other ancient sites that were mentioned as being a vortex for UFOs. The documentary was spooky. The area is known as a religious site too.