MAGNETIC SIGNATURES IN GROUND FROM ANCIENT FIRES
First, we are looking for Zarahemla. That is a clear statement required for a thesis. Nothing wrong here. Second, we know where to look. We are looking at the site that Joseph Smith identified as Zarahemla. This then is the test of that hypothesis. Nothing wrong with that approach. We are looking for a confirmation of the truth of Joseph Smith’s statement. Our methods are clear. We know that ancient people kept fires to cook their food, to heat their homes and to bring light to dark places. We know that the heat from these fires changed the magnetic signatures of soil and rock. These changes can be measured with a magnetometer. The SENSYS equipment can survey 100 acres per day within grids that are 1/4″ x 1/4″. Each data point will have GPS coordinates and will measure differences in magnetic forces by +/- 1nT (nanotesla). These readings will be able to identify the location of old fire pits.
The Book of Mormon informs us that in AD 320 there was a Nephite army from the Land of Zarahemla that had 30,000 men. Taking that number as our best indicator, we estimate that the population of Zarahemla was at least 100,000 people. We can find fire pits. We believe that there should be one fire pit for every 10 people or that within a mile or so of the city’s center there would have been 10,000 fire pits. We know that German technology has worked very well on several sites including Stonehenge. We have our own experience with SENSYS from the mounds of Ohio. If we can find anything, we can find fire pits that were kept 1,600 years ago. I like science and I am willing to pay for it. If you can make improvements to our research, I welcome your informed opinion and not just off the cuff speculations. We expect that God’s ancient promises will be fulfilled — “the truth shall spring out of the earth”.
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The SENSYS technology worked. We used magnetic scans from digital maps to locate exact spots for charcoal from ancient fires. We now have more than 75 charcoal samples. Some pieces are remarkable in their size — one-piece is 3/8″ in length found protected in a piece of clay 36″ below the surface of the field. We also found food — grain seeds — buried in the ground. We will test these as well for C-14 dates. This morning we talked with Vilnius Radiocarbon. Here is a copy of an email that we exchanged with them. Quote from an email exchange Julius. It was a pleasure to talk with you this morning. We look forward to developing a good working relationship with Vilnius Radiocarbon. We recognize the quality of your work and we need good C-14 dates for the samples that we took from the ground of ancient sites in Montrose, Iowa. During the last week, we found more than 75 samples of charcoal from more than a dozen core soil samples that are from 0.5 to 1.5 meters underground at sites that pre-date European settlement in America. In addition to charcoal samples, we have also found ancient seeds. Next week we will prepare 15 samples for your testing. We will send the samples via DHL International USA from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania to the Center for Physical Sciences and Technology Laboratory of Mass Spectrometry, Saulėtekio av. 3, LT-10257 Vilnius, Lithuania for the attention of Dr. Žilvinas Ežerinskis. We will email to you the tracking number. You should receive the package of samples in about 10 days. We are also interested in dating pottery shards that we found on the sites. On the phone, you said that your scientists would determine whether or not they can get any carbon from burnt organic residues that might have been left on the inside walls of the pottery. We will send you one piece of pottery shard and your experts will then be able to discover if there is ancient carbon from food.
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Previous Blog before we found Carbon Samples
Complete Magnetic Gradient Survey
Montrose, Iowa Nov, 2020 (40 Page PDF)
by Richard Moats and Calvin Hamilton
You can purchase the results of our Heartland Research group in Ohio from July 2018 here. We found at Fort Glenford Ohio some Adena roundhouses that date to 270 BC. Richard Moats and Wayne May have documented this information in this two book series.
Understanding Hopewell & Adena Earthworks in Ohio
2- Full Reports Purchase Here:
Yost Works 18-Page Report
The Reconstruction & Archeoastronomy of a Hopewell Geometric Earthwork in Ohio -A Window into Hopewell Religion
Fort Glenford 17-Page Report
Fort Glenford Hill Top Enclosure -An Adena Mortuary Complex
With updated and current information about these amazing discoveries.
Author: Rev. Richard D. Moats Over 35 Pages of Archaeology in words and color photographs.
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This is a photo of ancient charcoal that for the last 1,000 years was 36″ underground in Montrose, Iowa. Today, the charcoal is proof positive of an ancient people who kept hearths where they cooked food, warmed homes, and gave light to dark places within enclosed walls. Next month, scientists will determine the Carbon-14 date that will place the charcoal as evidence in the chronology of Ancient America. There is a high likelihood that this charcoal is on the timeline that is of great interest to our research.
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