The Newark Holy Stones are a set of artifacts purportedly discovered near Newark, Ohio by David Wyrick in 1860. These objects were claimed to have been discovered within a cluster of mounds and other earthworks just south of Newark, which is now regarded as belonging to the Hopewellian culture. The first of these stones was excavated in June 1860 by Wyrick with the help of his teenage son, and was named "The Newark Keystone," due to its shape resembling a keystone.

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  • The Newark Holy Stones are a set of artifacts purportedly discovered near Newark, Ohio by David Wyrick in 1860. These objects were claimed to have been discovered within a cluster of mounds and other earthworks just south of Newark, which is now regarded as belonging to the Hopewellian culture. The first of these stones was excavated in June 1860 by Wyrick with the help of his teenage son, and was named "The Newark Keystone," due to its shape resembling a keystone. Unlike the plethora of artifacts found in this region, the keystone was inscribed with Hebrew lettering containing one phrase on each side: Holy of Holies King of the Earth The Law of God The Word of God Wyrick presented this as evidence proving his theory that "The Lost Tribes of Israel" were the true moundbuilders, not the indigenous peoples of the region. The second holy stone, called the Newark Decalogue Stone, was discovered by Wyrick in November of the same year was found ten miles south of Newark at the Great Stone Mound. Wyrick, accompanied with a small group of men, came across a stone with a condensed Hebrew inscription of the Ten Commandments which surrounded a picture of a human figure described by Wyrick as none other than Moses. This became known as the Decalogue Stone due to its inscription of the Ten Commandments and was used to further prove his theory of the presence of The Lost Tribes.
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  • The Newark Holy Stones are a set of artifacts purportedly discovered near Newark, Ohio by David Wyrick in 1860. These objects were claimed to have been discovered within a cluster of mounds and other earthworks just south of Newark, which is now regarded as belonging to the Hopewellian culture. The first of these stones was excavated in June 1860 by Wyrick with the help of his teenage son, and was named "The Newark Keystone," due to its shape resembling a keystone.
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  • Newark Holy Stones
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