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The Nephilim Chronicles: Fallen Angels in the Ohio Valley

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by Fritz Zimmerman


  The Corded people are also are associated with a hill fort people. Enclosures are on hilltops and

  promontories. This monumental architecture consisted of earthen walls and ditches. The ditches are

  crossed by earthen bridge like causeways. The largest causeway represents the entrance. What all these

  hill top enclosures share is their large size.

  They are most numerous in northern Germany and in England. German legends of the Corded

  People confirm that they were a race of race of giants as reported in the American Antiquarian,

  Mitteilungen der Schlesischen Gesellschaft fur Volkskunde, 1903 by Dr. H. Seger. Dr. H Seger

  contributes a brief article on "Die Denkmaler der Vorzeit im Volksglauben" in which he discusses

  folk-lore and folk-belief concerning prehistoric stone graves, which the folks know as "giants graves,"

  "giants ovens," "Huns graves," ect.. Mounds of the Bronze Age called "Huns graves" are coupled with

  the ramparts and other fortifications, sometimes called "Tarter walls" or "Tarter forts."

  New York Times, October 3, 1892

  A Race of Giants in Old Gaul In the year 1890 some human bones of enormous size, double the ordinary in fact, were found in the tumulus of Castelnau (Herault,) [Germany] and have been carefully examined by Prof. Kleiner, who, while admitting that the bones are those of a very tall race, nevertheless finds them abnormal in dimensions and apparently of morbid growth. They undoubtedly reopen the question of the “giants” of antiquity, but do not furnish sufficient evidence to decide it.

  The third group that made up the Beaker People was Borreby type. Borreby skulls have been

  described as being highly developed in the forehead, a pronounced brow ridge with a receding

  forehead. In describing Bell Beaker skulls from Middle Germany they were said to have the greatest

  similarity with the Danish Borreby form and the Swedish brachycranial Neolithic skull from Karleby.

  Thes similar skulls were described as having, round skulls with steep a forehead, steep occiput,

  powerful browridges and a high face.

  Borreby Cro-Magnon

  Origins of the Allegewi mound builders are a combination of cultural and physical traits from the

  Dinaric, Corded People and Borreby Cro-Magnon. These traits include: Conical mounds surrounded by

  an earthwork, ditch or ring of stones, henges used as solar and celestial observatories, evidence of Earth

  Mother worship, hill top enclosures, and most persuasive evidence being the unique Dinaric type

  skulls and the large size of the skeletons. The uniqueness of physical and cultural traits appear to be

  overwhelming evidence that a connection exist between the Amorites, the Beaker People and the

  Allegewi mound builders of the Ohio Valley. This hypothesis does not contradict current

  archaeological theories that profess that they do not know where the Adena (Allegewi) came from, nor where they went.

  Giant's Remains in the British Isles

  Burial mound near Stonehenge encircled by a ditch and earthen wall

  The skeletal remains found in burial mounds in England, Scotland and Ireland represent the Dinaric,

  Boreby Cro-Magnon and the Corded People. The passage graves found within the long mounds,

  utilized as ongoing receptacles for the dead were replaced by conical mounds, with single internments

  and cremations of the dead. The use of flagstones in the construction of a coffin is most common. The

  Amorite and Corded People, influence in mound construction is seen with many of the mounds being

  surrounded by a ditch, berm or both.

  Their round barrows, containing flint weapons, barbed and tanged arrow-heads, copper axes and

  daggers. It is believed that the remains of males in the mounds were warriors. Large females are also

  found within the mounds, that may descended from the infamous Amazonian women of the Corded

  People. Most burials were accompanied by a beaker-type pot, seemingly to hold a drink for the

  deceased to drink on his journey.

  Skull types are predominately round headed or brachycephalic, as found with the Dinarics, with some

  admixture of the long headed Corded People. All of the skulls exhibiting archaic type features that

  include a prominant brow ridge, a receding forehead, massive jaws and thick skull walls. The large

  size of the skeletons along with the archaic skull features show that they are of Cro-Magnon species. Crania Britannica, 1865

  At the Green Gate Hill Barrow the skull was described as being brachycephalic, with a well

  expanded forehead it well formed cranium. The cheek bones are prominent and the face broad from

  the direction of the malar bones. The abrupt prominences of the nose rising from the deep depression

  below the well marked frontal sinus, is a characteristic feature of this skull; the nasal index, however,is

  not to high. Another example of the ancient Brachycephalics of England is to be seen in the museum

  above referred to No. 297 described as having a deep nasal notch, receding external margins of the

  orbits, with prominent cheek bones and well formed jaws.

  Archaic type, brachycephalic type skull found within the Green Gate Hill mound. The projecting brow ridge, sloped forehead and massive jaw, is indicative of Upper Palaeolithic, Cro-Magnon populations.

  Our Early Ancestors, an Introductory Study of Mesolithic, Neolithic and Copper Age Cultures in Europe and Adjacent Regions, by M.C. Burkett, M.A., F.S.A., F.G. 1876 The invaders differed somewhat from the former inhabitants of the land. The Neolithic folk seem to have been of moderate stature, long headed, oval faced, narrow nosed, with small features. They were not at all powerfully built race. The new-comers on the other hand- according to Abercromby- were characterised by short square skull showing a great development of the supercilliary ridges and eyebrows. The cheek-bones, nose and chin were prominent and the powerful lower jaw was supplied with large teeth. They were a tall, strongly built race and must have presented- at any rate as far as men were concerned- a fierce, brutal appearance. The dead were buried in round barrows, inhumation being practiced. They knew about the use of copper and introduced into England the beaker type pot

  Remains of the Prehistoric Age in England, 1904

  Here again there is no lack of skulls and skeletons, and the descriptions of them are many. In the

  barrows of this period we find two classes of skulls, long and broad. The former may be those of the

  earlier people, the latter those of a race which had invaded the country. Or the collection may be

  explained without supposing the arrival of a different race, but these are points into which it is

  impossible to enter here. Suffice it to say that the skulls regarded as typical of this period are

  brachycephalic, of large size and with well-formed brow. There are salient ridges above the eyes, but

  these are not the monsterous projections of the Neanderthal type. One gains the idea that the cast of countenance of the possessors of these skulls must have been much more fierce and commanding than that of the milder race which preceded them.

  The Way of the Sea, 1929

  A further point arises here that is at least interesting, even if it be but a coincidence. It was

  apparently about the time that Hissarlik II was reaching the height of its greatness with the rebuilding

  of its walls, roughly dated about 2200 B.C., that the beaker became important on the European loess. It

  declined soon after Hissarlik was destroyed, as Frankfort thinks, by Anatolian, probably Hittite

  invaders. We must add that Hissarlik II seems to have had widespread interest, presumably of a

  commercial nature, in central Europe and throughout the Mediterranean.

  In our last volume the s
tory of important parts of eastern Europe was shown to hinge upon the

  conquest of cultivable areas by steppe warriors, the men of the stone battle-axe. It may well be that

  some of these warriors retained to a certain extent their ancient mobility and power of organization, a

  power which, we cannot but think, became of commercial rather than of military importance. In

  conjunction with local influences here and ther they may have developed the beaker culture, which

  seems to us to belong primarily to the loess regions of central Europe. The skeletons found in

  association with objects belonging to the beaker culture, especially on the loess, include long-headed

  men, who might well be related to the warriors of the battle-axe. In west-central Europe and on the

  west, on the other hand, and notably in Britain, are found broad- headed men of very strong build with

  powerful brow-ridges, the origin of whom Keith thought years ago could be traced back to Polish

  Galicia.

  Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, 1825 The ancient Britons were remarkable for the large stature of their bodies; their eyes were generally

  blue, which was esteemed a great beauty; and their hair red or yellow, though in many various

  gradations. They were remarkably swift of foot, and excelled in running, swimming, wrestling,

  climbing, and all kinds of exercises in which either strength or agility were required. Accustomed to

  hardships and despising cold and hunger, in recreating they plunged into the morasses up to the neck,

  where they remained several days. They painted their bodies with a blue dye extracted from woad, and

  at an early age they were tatood in a manner the most ingenious and hideous; and in order to exhibit

  these frightful ornaments in the eyes of their enemies, they threw off their clothes in the day of battle.

  When advancing to the combat their looks were fierce and appalling, and their shouts loud, horrid, and

  frightful.

  Caledonia: or a Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain, 1888 Barrows of a greater or a less size may be found in every district of North-Britain, in the most southern as well as the most northern. Near the abbey of Newbottle there was once a remarkable Barrow, composed of earth and of a conic figure, in height thirty feet, and in circumference at the base ninety feet; it was surrounded by a circle of stones, and on its top there grew a fir tree. When this barrow was removed there was found in it a stone coffin, near seven feet long, and proportionably broad and deep; and from it was taken human skulls. Several other Barrows, both in South and NorthBritain, have been also surrounded with circles of stone. There is a Barrow in the parish of Kirkmabreck, in Wigtonshire, which is called Cairny-wanie, and which is merely the Cairn-uaine of the Scoto-Irish, or Green-Cairn of the Scoto-Saxon: when Cairny-wanie was opened there was found in it a stone coffin, comprehending a human skeleton that was greatly above the ordinary size, together with an urn containing some ashes and an earthen pitcher. There was a sepulchral tumulus at Elie, in Fife, which, when opened some years ago, was found to contain several human bones of remarkably large size. In the parish of Logie, in Forfarshire, there are several tumuli, two of which have been opened: in one of these there was found a coffin, formed of flag stones, and containing a human skeleton, the bones whereof were of and extraordinary size, were mostly entire, of a deep yellow colour, and were very brittle when touched: in the other tumulus there were found, about a foot from the surface, four human skeletons, the bones whereof were exceedingly large:and near these was discovered a beautiful black ring, like ebony, of a fine polish, and in perfect preservation

  Caledonia: or a Historical and Topographical Account of North Britain, 1887

  In a large oblong Cairn about a mile west from Ardoch, in Pertshire, there was found a stone coffin,

  containing a human skeleton seven feet long. From those facts, with regard to the large size of the

  skeletons, the tradition on this suggest should seem not to be quite groundless, as indeed Tacitus, when

  describing the Caledonians, appears to intimate.

  Historical, Topographical, and Descriptive View of the County of Northumberland, 1825 At the bottom of the hill, where stands Humbleton Burn House, and close to the barn, the plough in

  1811 struck against a large stone. On removing this impediment, a human skeleton was exposed to

  view, lying in a kistaen, formed of six large flag stones. The bones were in a high state of preservation,

  of a close texture, and remarkably large. From the specimens sent by the late Mr. Alexander Kerr, of

  Wooler, to the publishers, the skeleton must have been at least seven feet long. An urn was found

  beside the remains of the ancient chieftain; but the place was not examined with any attention. The

  cone of the tumuli seems to have been levelled by tillage.

  History of the Highlands, 1884

  Many of these tumuli have been subjected from time to time to the prying eyes of antiquaries; and,

  as their researches are curious, a short notice of them may be interesting to the general reader. With in

  several tumuli which were opened in the Isle of Skye there were discovered stone coffins with urns

  containing ashes and weapons. In a Barrow which was opened in the isle of Egg, there was found a

  large urn, containing human bones, and consisted of a large round stone, which had been hollowed,

  while its top was covered with a thin flag stone. In a large oblong cairn, about a mile west from

  Ardoch, in Pertshire, there was found a stone coffin, containing a human skeleton seven feet long.

  History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, 1791

  In sinking a well in some part of this parish in the year 1670 there were found at the depth of thirteen

  feet, the remains of one of the Cangick giants, a people supposed to have formerly inhabited these

  parts. The top of his skull was said to be an inch thick, and one of his teeth three inches long above the

  roots, three inches and a quarter round, and after the root was broken off, weighed three ounces and a

  half.

  Somersetshire Archaeological and Natural History Society, 1860 Therefore there were two distinct races occupying the country at an early date, if not three. There was a marked difference in the camps; in some there was a threefold arrangement of earthworks, of which the innermost was the most strongly fortified. These, he considered were aboriginal encampments, of which Worle-hill was an example. He believed that the encampment on Worle hill was one of the oldest in Europe, and had reason to think that it was earlier than Dolberry. He then pointed out marks of a track way, on each side of which were hut circles. This track way, Mr. Warre explained, led to a village without the works, and which probably arose there in a simular way to those that had sprung up in the neighborhood of castles.

  On their return the members and their friends dined at the Royal Hotel, after a few remarks by the President, Mr. Freeman gave a detailed account of the various objects of interest examined during the excursion that day.

  Lord Talbot De Malahide desired information in regard to the flint knives. The Rev. F. Warre said that these knives were found mixed among the rubble of the hut circles on Worle-hill. He had found simular ones on the Quantock hills. At the suggestion of Mr. Dickinson, Mr. Warre gave an account of the remains he had found in the hut circles. There were at the top, six to eight inches of surface mould, after which he came to rubble from the hill, then two skeletons, bearing marks of extreme violence, and apparently of two different races--one a gigantic race, with skull presenting the most uncivilized appearance, the other smaller and more advanced.

  History and Antiquities of the County of Somerset, 1791

  Nortan-Comitis Is a small town, situated against the side of a hill, about a mi
le southward from the village of Hinton, and nearly equidistant from Bath and From, the turnpike road betwixt those places running through the eastern part of it; which road, betwixt this town and the village of Wolverton, is mended with a singular kind of stone. In digging for stone in the north part of the parish, about the year 1752, some workman found, at the depth of nine feet beneath a rock, a large quantity of human bones of various sizes, with part of a jaw-bone and several teeth in it of prodigious size.

  History, Topography and Directory of Westmorland , 1885

  The ancient Britons have left behind them but few traces of their occupation. Near Rawthey Bridge

  may be seen the holes wherein, some fifty years ago, there stood the upright blocks forming a stone

  circle, supposed to have been connected in some way or other with the religious worship of the ancient

  Druids. The stones were removed in 1822 for the repair of the bridge. At Rasate are several tumuli, in

  which human bones have frequently been found. These barrows were explored about ten years ago by

  Professor Rolleston and others.

  At Hard Rigg was found a cylinder urn, two feet long and one foot in diameter, composed of wellfired clay, and containing the burnt bones of a female. A bracelet had also been placed in it. At Rassett

  Pike there was found, 11 or 12 feet below the surface, the skeleton of a man who must have been at

  least seven feet in height. A kistaven opened at Sunbiggen contained the skeletons of two females,

  lying in a direction north and south. Several mounds, or giants graves, are still to be seen, but no

  skeletons have been found in them.

  Historical Survey of the County Of Cornwall, 1817 In the village of Men, near the Lands End, a farmer, in the year 1716, removing a flat stone seven feet long and six wide, discovered underneath it a cavity formed by stone, two feet long at each end, and on each side another stone twice as long. In the middle was an urn, full of black earth, and round it were some very large human bones irregularly dispersed. In some sepulchers have been found bones much larger than those of the human body.

 

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