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Strange, but thet still celebrate this Day of the Dead in Los Muertos, near Tempe - the day when the Pima and the Papago (Tohono O'odham) overcame the Hohokam and cast them out. Again, you rightly ask - what has this to do with a treasure hunt in the Superstitions? Quite a lot. We know the treasure is being protected - the list of 'los muertos' - the Dead - being found in the Superstitions is far greater than any other similar lair of treasure hunters.
The battle between the 'old' ones and the Tohono o'Odham ('the people of the finger language, [Odham = Ogham]) has a lot to do with what is going on in the Superstitions, now, tomorrow, whenever. If you think you have no 4-D foes then boy (or girl) are you in for a little surprise. Between the 28th and 31st of October if you are anyway in downtown Phoenix you will see the 'dead' reemerge in ghoulish masks - some are even riding motorbikes. Let's say that out in 'them thar hills' they are lurking all the time.
Now Latter Day Saints, i am going to explain to you why you should have brought the Book of Mormon. This battle of long ago is mentioned in detail in your 'good' Book. Several clues are laid therein, between the lines so to speak. What you will read in that repository of wisdom is accurate, only the names have been concealed.
For example all negotiations with the Tohono o'Odham and their allies in the Superstitions is done using the septagesimal [7] system of Mosiah as this wiki feed explains:
'Measuring system
In Alma 11, Mormon lists "the names of the different pieces of their gold, and of their silver" and their relative value (Alma 11:4). It is unclear what kind of system "reckoning" and "measure" refer to, although most Book of Mormon scholars now believe they were weights, not coins. Mormon explains that
'the names are given by the Nephites, for they did not reckon after the manner of the Jews who were at Jerusalem; neither did they measure after the manner of the Jews; but they altered their reckoning and their measure, according to the minds and the circumstances of the people, in every generation.' (Alma 11:4)
Mormon then explains that this fluctuating system was replaced with a standard system established by Mosiah². Such a uniformity of measuring systems would have done much to unify the newly formed society, streamline the calculation of exchange rates in long-distance trade, and increase trade revenue.
Gold units Silver units Relative value (in measures of barley) Equivalent
limnah onti 7
shum ezrom 4
seon amnor 2
antion 1½
senine senum 1 a measure of barley; one day for a judge
shiblon ½ half a measure of barley
shiblum ¼
leah ⅛
[Ed: having trouble aligning these.]
One of the apparent purposes of this system was economy of use. A set of weights that contained one of each unit could be used to measure out increments of up to 14 units without needing two of the same weight. Thus, a Nephite merchant could use his small personal set of weights for a range of products being sold instead of relying on a large quantity of weights.[4]'
If you are really serious about getting to use these units out in the wild you better familiarize yourself with this book - 'The short, swift time of gods on earth: the Hohokam chronicles' by Donald M Bahr as it correlates very closely with the Book of Mormon. As i said, maybe just with a change of characterization. If you are confronted with certain questions out in the Superstitions, and you are half way up the Peralta Trail already, you may need to have a knowledge of this book as bargaining background with the Tohono o'Odham.
In the spring of 1935 Juan Smith and William Smith Allison, who both lived on the Gila Indian Reservation [just below Chandler on the clue map above], sang and spoke their story to Julian Hayden. Julian was then a resident of Tucson and had devoted his life to writing on Hohokam archaeology, particularly on archaeological digs relating to Tohono o'Odham culture in the region of the Salado and Gila river valleys.
The recorded words and songs of the two Pima Songsingers were interpreted by Donald Bahr, Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University, and author of 'Pima-Papago Ritual Oratory' (1975) and 'Piman Shamanism and Staying Sickness' (1974).
As the blurb states:
'Now this extraordinary document is presented in its entirety for the first time.
Beautifully expressed and composed of thirty-six stories, the narrative constitutes a kind of scripture for a native church, beginning with the creation of the universe out of the void and ending in the sixteenth century of present-day villages.
Central to the story is the murder/resurrection of a god-man, Siuuhu, who summoned the Pimas and Papago (Tohono o'Odham) as his army of vengeance and brought about the conquest of his murderers, the ancient Hohokam.' [ISBN 0-520-08468-3].
If you merely and simply substitute 'Tohono o'Odham' for 'Nephites' and 'Hohokam' for 'Lamanites' you are starting to get close to some old truths. Check out this about the Book of Mormon courtesy of wikipedia:
'Chronology
The books from 1 Nephi to Omni are described as being from "the small plates of Nephi".[43] This account begins in ancient Jerusalem around 600 BC. It tells the story of a man named Lehi, his family, and several others as they are led by God from Jerusalem shortly before the fall of that city to the Babylonians in 586 BC. The book describes their journey across the Arabian peninsula, and then to the promised land, the Americas, by ship.[44] These books recount the group's dealings from approximately 600 BC to about 130 BC, during which time the community grew and split into two main groups, which are called the Nephites and the Lamanites, that frequently warred with each other.
Following this section is the Words of Mormon. This small book, said to be written in AD 385 by Mormon, is a short introduction to the books of Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, 3 Nephi, and 4 Nephi.[45] These books are described as being abridged from a large quantity of existing records called "the large plates of Nephi" that detailed the people's history from the time of Omni to Mormon's own life. The book of 3 Nephi is of particular importance within the Book of Mormon because it contains an account of a visit by Jesus from heaven to the Americas sometime after his resurrection and ascension. The text says that during this American visit, he repeated much of the same doctrine and instruction given in the Gospels of the Bible and he established an enlightened, peaceful society which endured for several generations, but which eventually broke into warring factions again.'
For the battles which followed go directly to the Book of Mormon: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/4
[more to come...Ed]
clue courtesy of Spider Grandmother [if you stand back you will see her], Google Earth [the treasure hunt clue map], a Phoenician cactus [Devil's tongue barrel or Crow's claw barrel, 'Ferocactus latispinus'], Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox October 2009
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Strange, but thet still celebrate this Day of the Dead in Los Muertos, near Tempe - the day when the Pima and the Papago (Tohono O'odham) overcame the Hohokam and cast them out. Again, you rightly ask - what has this to do with a treasure hunt in the Superstitions? Quite a lot. We know the treasure is being protected - the list of 'los muertos' - the Dead - being found in the Superstitions is far greater than any other similar lair of treasure hunters.
The battle between the 'old' ones and the Tohono o'Odham ('the people of the finger language, [Odham = Ogham]) has a lot to do with what is going on in the Superstitions, now, tomorrow, whenever. If you think you have no 4-D foes then boy (or girl) are you in for a little surprise. Between the 28th and 31st of October if you are anyway in downtown Phoenix you will see the 'dead' reemerge in ghoulish masks - some are even riding motorbikes. Let's say that out in 'them thar hills' they are lurking all the time.
Now Latter Day Saints, i am going to explain to you why you should have brought the Book of Mormon. This battle of long ago is mentioned in detail in your 'good' Book. Several clues are laid therein, between the lines so to speak. What you will read in that repository of wisdom is accurate, only the names have been concealed.
For example all negotiations with the Tohono o'Odham and their allies in the Superstitions is done using the septagesimal [7] system of Mosiah as this wiki feed explains:
'Measuring system
In Alma 11, Mormon lists \"the names of the different pieces of their gold, and of their silver\" and their relative value (Alma 11:4). It is unclear what kind of system \"reckoning\" and \"measure\" refer to, although most Book of Mormon scholars now believe they were weights, not coins. Mormon explains that
'the names are given by the Nephites, for they did not reckon after the manner of the Jews who were at Jerusalem; neither did they measure after the manner of the Jews; but they altered their reckoning and their measure, according to the minds and the circumstances of the people, in every generation.' (Alma 11:4)
Mormon then explains that this fluctuating system was replaced with a standard system established by Mosiah². Such a uniformity of measuring systems would have done much to unify the newly formed society, streamline the calculation of exchange rates in long-distance trade, and increase trade revenue.
Gold units Silver units Relative value (in measures of barley) Equivalent
limnah onti 7
shum ezrom 4
seon amnor 2
antion 1½
senine senum 1 a measure of barley; one day for a judge
shiblon ½ half a measure of barley
shiblum ¼
leah ⅛
[Ed: having trouble aligning these.]
One of the apparent purposes of this system was economy of use. A set of weights that contained one of each unit could be used to measure out increments of up to 14 units without needing two of the same weight. Thus, a Nephite merchant could use his small personal set of weights for a range of products being sold instead of relying on a large quantity of weights.[4]'
If you are really serious about getting to use these units out in the wild you better familiarize yourself with this book - 'The short, swift time of gods on earth: the Hohokam chronicles' by Donald M Bahr as it correlates very closely with the Book of Mormon. As i said, maybe just with a change of characterization. If you are confronted with certain questions out in the Superstitions, and you are half way up the Peralta Trail already, you may need to have a knowledge of this book as bargaining background with the Tohono o'Odham.
In the spring of 1935 Juan Smith and William Smith Allison, who both lived on the Gila Indian Reservation [just below Chandler on the clue map above], sang and spoke their story to Julian Hayden. Julian was then a resident of Tucson and had devoted his life to writing on Hohokam archaeology, particularly on archaeological digs relating to Tohono o'Odham culture in the region of the Salado and Gila river valleys.
The recorded words and songs of the two Pima Songsingers were interpreted by Donald Bahr, Professor of Anthropology at Arizona State University, and author of 'Pima-Papago Ritual Oratory' (1975) and 'Piman Shamanism and Staying Sickness' (1974).
As the blurb states:
'Now this extraordinary document is presented in its entirety for the first time.
Beautifully expressed and composed of thirty-six stories, the narrative constitutes a kind of scripture for a native church, beginning with the creation of the universe out of the void and ending in the sixteenth century of present-day villages.
Central to the story is the murder/resurrection of a god-man, Siuuhu, who summoned the Pimas and Papago (Tohono o'Odham) as his army of vengeance and brought about the conquest of his murderers, the ancient Hohokam.' [ISBN 0-520-08468-3].
If you merely and simply substitute 'Tohono o'Odham' for 'Nephites' and 'Hohokam' for 'Lamanites' you are starting to get close to some old truths. Check out this about the Book of Mormon courtesy of wikipedia:
'Chronology
The books from 1 Nephi to Omni are described as being from \"the small plates of Nephi\".[43] This account begins in ancient Jerusalem around 600 BC. It tells the story of a man named Lehi, his family, and several others as they are led by God from Jerusalem shortly before the fall of that city to the Babylonians in 586 BC. The book describes their journey across the Arabian peninsula, and then to the promised land, the Americas, by ship.[44] These books recount the group's dealings from approximately 600 BC to about 130 BC, during which time the community grew and split into two main groups, which are called the Nephites and the Lamanites, that frequently warred with each other.
Following this section is the Words of Mormon. This small book, said to be written in AD 385 by Mormon, is a short introduction to the books of Mosiah, Alma, Helaman, 3 Nephi, and 4 Nephi.[45] These books are described as being abridged from a large quantity of existing records called \"the large plates of Nephi\" that detailed the people's history from the time of Omni to Mormon's own life. The book of 3 Nephi is of particular importance within the Book of Mormon because it contains an account of a visit by Jesus from heaven to the Americas sometime after his resurrection and ascension. The text says that during this American visit, he repeated much of the same doctrine and instruction given in the Gospels of the Bible and he established an enlightened, peaceful society which endured for several generations, but which eventually broke into warring factions again.'
For the battles which followed go directly to the Book of Mormon: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/3_ne/4
[more to come...Ed]
clue courtesy of Spider Grandmother [if you stand back you will see her], Google Earth [the treasure hunt clue map], a Phoenician cactus [Devil's tongue barrel or Crow's claw barrel, 'Ferocactus latispinus'], Picasa 3, SmugMug, Google and Mozilla Firefox October 2009
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