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When William Niven closed up shop of his archaeological discoveries in Mexico City to move back to the United States, the entire contents of his store was carefully placed in wooden boxes for the trip. Niven had excavated in Guerrero and the Valley of Mexico for three decades and been allowed to keep duplicates of everything he had found. Literally thousands of relics were found by Niven, including the 2600 tablets that were made famous through James Churchward’s books.

According to Buried Cities, Forgotten Gods, William Niven’s biography, he had an arrangement with the Mexican government that he would give them the best example of any relic, but he was permitted to keep duplicates. Niven donated thousands of relics to the National Museum and rightly felt that he was entitled to maintain possession of his collection. Referencing Buried Cities, Forgotten Gods again, Ramon Mena, head of the archaeological division at the National Museum, estimated that Niven had excavated 40,000 tons of earth and donated more than $10,000 worth of material to the Museum at no cost to the Mexican government. In addition to the material donated to the Mexican National Museum, he also contributed items to the Peabody Museum. These artifacts are known, however the whereabouts of his collection from his Mexico City storefront remains a mystery.

In the past decade, fellow researchers have approached various Texas institutes of higher learning about his discoveries to no avail. Needless to mention is that they were not the first to search for the artifacts. In Part 2, we’ll examine one such earlier attempt.

Originally there were many explanations for the great structures found by the Conquistadors in Mexico. Some said they were built by people from Atlantis, James Churchward said the Pacific Ocean continent of Mu, others pointed to a lost tribe of Israel, or maybe what is now known as Libya.

Until recently, it was believed by some that the Olmecs were responsible for the advances in Mayan culture and for others, it arose independently.

Now further evidence indicates that it was neither. Findings from Ceibal, the oldest Mayan ceremonial site discovered so far predates the Olmec site known as La Venta by 200 years. In the article, “Oldest Maya Sun Observatory Hints at Origin of Civilization,” the author surmises that the rise in civilization, (i.e., village planning, astronomical observation, etc) came about through the interaction of the peoples in the region.

More research is necessary to solidify the findings and nail down the particulars, but it is evidence that the paradigm is shifting and there are no absolutes.

Have a great day.

In an article entitled, “Ancient Europeans Mysteriously Vanished 4,500 Years Ago,” the author makes the case that the DNA from Europeans changed about 2500 BCE.

Originally, the DNA pointed to settlers from Turkey reaching Germany about 5500 BCE. Further DNA analysis on later burials indicates that another people were present and the older people were no longer around.

The new folks came from the Iberian peninsula, according to the article…

Where did these folks come from before they arrived in Spain or Portugal?

Were they a small population from the fabled Atlantis that finally grew to sufficient size to be able to spread out over Europe?
Or were they connected with the original inhabitants of the American continent that migrated across the Atlantic?

More research and analysis will hopefully answer these questions.

Have a great day.