By: Morgan Kacalek
The 1,348 foot-long Serpent Mound in Peebles, Ohio is one of the world’s greatest mysteries. The mounds depict an image of a great serpent slithering along the ground, and the head of the serpent which appears to have its jaws open wide.
Each part of the serpent’s body aligns with a significant direction or position of the sun. For example, if you draw a line between the tail and the head, they point exactly to true north. The center of the second bend aligns with where the sun rises on the summer solstice, and the next bend points to where the sun rises on the spring and fall equinox. The final bend points to the sunrise on the winter solstice. This theory of the serpent’s alignment with the position of astrological objects connects to dozens of other ancient structures.
Serpent mound is so magnificent and mysterious due to its connections to many other ancient structures like Gobekli Tepe and Ggantija, where there are numerous symbols depicting serpents in carvings. These carvings also seem to align with the position of the stars at the winter and summer solstice just like the serpent mounds. Gobekli Tepe contains giant stone pillars with carvings of the constellations that align with the architecture. There is a clear pattern in the cultures and architecture of these ancient civilizations that there is a connection to something in the skies above.
It is strange how many ancient civilizations clearly represent the serpent in their architecture, stories, and legends. The prehistoric native american tribe of the Iriquios tell a story about a battle between a hero sent by the gods, and a giant horned serpent. Many historians credit these ancient native Americans with creating the serpent mounds.
Why do all these ancient civilizations seem to be urging us to look to the heavens? Could these symbols and structures be warnings for another global cataclysm similar to the one experienced by prehistoric civilizations around the world?
A theory widely proposed by mainstream archaeologists is that the mounds were constructed sometime between 800 BC and 100 AD, but it is proposed by more independent archaeologists that they could be much older, created closer to 10,000 BC. Researcher and archaeologist Graham Hancock believes in a global cataclysm, such as a great flood, occurring after the last ice age. His proposal has been rejected by mainstream archaeologists as he theorizes that human history dates back much farther than historians are willing to admit. He believes that perhaps the serpent mounds have been constructed more than once and the last time they were constructed were not the first time, and perhaps they had been wiped out by a global cataclysm.
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