THE PLANET VENUS as THE MORNING STAR
Fig. 1 – The Planet Venus is a bright star that appears before the Eastern sunrise. www.cloudynights.com by V Garth Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) “The morning star, also known as the planet Venus, is one of the brightest objects in the sky, second only to the sun and the moon. […]
Ancient Parowan Gap, Utah, Calendar Observatory
Early in my Parowan Gap contract and research, I observed how the Fremont villages at Parowan, Paragonah, and Summit were aligned to winter solstice western sunset and equinox eastern sunrises and western sunsets, similar to Izapa, Mexico’s Plaza art and archaeology alignments to its eastern and western horizons. This led me to take a closer look with assistants Nal Morris & Lance Harding.
The Significance of the Number 260 to Mesoamerican Peoples
by Aaron Hendrickson Independent Researcher The observant student will notice that many pyramids in Mesoamerica are constructed with 65 steps on each of four sides resulting in a total of 260 steps (65 x 4 = 260). Such architectural details reflect deep symbolic meaning to Mesoamerican peoples. The use of the number 260 is significant […]
COPAN, HONDURAS = 260-Day Count & Middle Eastern Cubits
Fig. 1 – Copan, Honduras antiquities: 400-800 AD. (V. Garth Norman’s The Cubit Connection in Ancient World Migrations 2018:9) by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) In 1842, the Prophet Joseph Smith read Explorer/ Lawyer John Lloyd Stephens’ 1841 publications on Mesoamerican antiquities and stated “Zarahemla was located in this land […]
Teotihuacan—City of the Gods
Fig. 1- The Great Teotihuacan Center Photo by Garth Norman by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) The enormous awe-inspiring Teotihuacan Temple Center, near Mexico City, is the crowning architectural achievement of Mesoamerican antiquities (ca. 100 BC–600 AD). Its three grand pyramids, Pyramid of the Sun, Pyramid of the Moon, and […]
Exploring the Legacy of Kaminaljuyu in Mesoamerica
Fig. 1- Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala (1500 BC-1200 AD) by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) Archaeologists have long recognized Izapa, Mexico as a manifestation of the Late Formative era in southeastern Mesoamerica between the period of the early Olmec that flourished on the gulf coast, and the Classic Maya in the Peten […]
The Sunken Cities Of Mesoamerica from the First Century AD
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) 1. LAKE ATITLAN, GUATEMALA and 2. BELIZE COAST — OCEAN Lake Atitlan, in Guatemala is the deepest freshwater lake in Central America and is considered by many to be “the most beautiful lake in the world”. It is fed by nearby rivers, but does […]
1st Century BC Shipping from Izapa to Nazca
by V. Garth Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Izapa, Mexico-Birthplace of the sacred 260- day Maya calendar. Izapa, Mexico, is the birthplace of the sacred 260-day Maya calendar according to geographer Dr. Vincent Malmström, archaeologist Dr. Michael Coe, and famous Mayanist David Stuart. They agree that the Sun Zenith Passages on […]
TIKAL IS ORIENTED TO SOLAR DATING: Influenced by Izapa, Mexico’s Temple Observatory
Fig. 1 – Main Plaza at Tikal by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) The antiquities of Tikal, Guatemala were built between 600 BC and 900 AD and were oriented to the 4 cardinal directions, and dedicated to the great East and West Temples for the rising and setting sun respectively. […]
Izapa Mexico’s Stelae Portray Ancient Maya Cycle of Birth, Life, & Afterlife
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) The Izapa, Mexico Temple Observatory was created at 14.8° North Latitude with astronomical alignments to the eastern Mount Tajamulco sun, moon, and star rises. The Solstices (June & December) and Equinoxes (September & March) were observed. However, the most important alignments were to the […]
Estela 5 de Izapa. The Story of Lehi’s Dream
Video in Spanish, Article in English.
Garth Norman said that the tree is a symbol of the human transition. This would mean a representation of the ancestral tree from where Men originate, a symbol of the earth, the underworld, and the paradise in heaven where man can be reborn. Norman saw in Stela 5 the representation of Lehi, Sariah, Nephi, Sam, Laman, and Lemuel, as well as the river of water, and the multitudes of people, etc. Norman also explained Izapa’s Stela 5 is described in the Book of Mormon Tree of Life account in 1st Nephi 8, and also the twelve roots of the tree represent the 12 tribes of the House of Israel as mentioned in Jacob 5.
Book of Mormon Influence
Center of Human Dispersion: The Popol Vuh – Declared by the International Congress of Anthropology
The Popol Vuh – Maya “BIBLE”
Fig. 1 – The oldest surviving written account of the Popol Vuh (ms c. 1701 by Francisco Ximénez, O.P.). The parallel columns are: Left—K’iche’ Maya, Right—Spanish translation. by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video The ancient Maya Sacred book the Popol Vuh is a text recounting the mythology and […]
LIDAR PHOTOGRAPHY SEES ANCIENT GUATEMALA BENEATH THE JUNGLE
Fig. 1- Illustration of Mesoamerica highlighting important sites of cultural and historical significance Google Earth Map by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on) National Geographic 2018: LIDAR airplane photography revealed 60,000 structures near Tikal, Guatemala that would possibly have been inhabited by millions of people. These structures include roads, pyramids, corrals, agriculture, […]
Palenque, Mexico: Unveiling the Mysteries of Maya Architecture and Iconography
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video Palenque (ca. 350 BC to 800 AD) is located near the Usumacinta River in the Mexican state of Chiapas, and is 150 meters (490 ft) above sea level. Palenque is a medium-sized site, smaller than Tikal, Chichen Itza, or Copán, but it […]
“AND IT CAME TO PASS” Ancient Palenque, Mexico Glyph
Fig. 1 – Palenque… the magical place where the Maya writing system was first unraveled.
Illuminating Izapa
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video Izapa, Mexico’s ancient Temple Observatory has more than 100 carved stone monuments. The most famous is Stela 5, the “Tree of Life monument. Many photos have been displayed of this stone (See RESOURCE Article: “The Rosetta Stone of Mesoamerica”.) The video – […]
The Rosetta Stone Of Mesoamerica
by Cheryl Norman (The legacy of V. Garth Norman lives on.) Watch Video “Izapa Stela 5 is the most detailed and important Tree of Life rendering in the ancient world.” – Mary Ellen Miller, Yale University. In Fig. 1 below, the SPIRAL symbol in the upper left corner, below the two fish represents FAMILY: ONE […]