Hello everyone -
I did not cover "Hopewell" silver and gold trade in my book, as the items were
rare and there are multiple small deposits throughout eastern North America to
account for them.
I have been driving through this area (Greenville to Cincinatti) on my way to
and from powwow, and I don't know if what I have learned will be of any value,
but here goes.
What this team seems to have found is gold, sliver, and diamond deposits
sourced from Canada, and dated ca 10,900 BCE. I think the edge of the glacial
maximum is well known to be north, so they are left looking for a transport
mechanism.
Obviously they know nothing of the mechanics of hyper velocity impact - it is
frustrating that Dr. Peiser and has taken the Cambridge Conference and his
abilities in other directions, and the Holocene Impact Working Group does not
seem to have found these folks yet.
There are two main streams running north to south through the region. One is 7
mile Creek, the other the Whitewater River. There was extensive later
occupation along the Whitewater, with major complexes near Richmond, Indiana
from the archaic on. Sterling, that appears to be your melt channels. The
timing the team seems to have, but the cause?...
Among the Europeans at the time of conquest there were extensive rumors of
Shawnee silver, source unknown. These rumors have fascinated local people for a
long time. In the "Treaty" of Vinceennes, Benjamin Henry Harrison even reserved
a piece of land on the Vermillion River off of the Wabash which he thought was
the silver source.
I had thought that the silver came from DeSoto's expedition, as they placed
small silver crosses on the foreheads of "friendly" Natives to distinguish them
from enemy peoples in battle. Perhaps these deposits may explain De Soto's
routes and activities, but who knows? Much later, French traders brought in
small crosses and other trinkets.
In closing, in as much as the exploration of recent impact sites is a new field
of science, could I ask you to keep your comments civil?
E.P. Grondine
Man and Impact in the Americas
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