In every great society there is a burial ritual, or a "death culture-. ... Mound City and Newark date to around A.D. 1-50, while Seip dates to A.D. 100-200. ... The oblong mound at the center of the earthwork is 240 feet by 160 feet by 30 feet. ... Covering 4 ½ square miles, most of the site lies underneath golf courses and the city of Newark. ... A large crematory was discovered within the mound, near the northeast entrance0, measuring 6 feet by 8 feet (Mills 1917). ...

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Its base covers 13.6 acres (equal to seven midtown Manhattan city blocks), each side being greater than five acres in area. A highway lane eight feet wide and four inches thick could be built from San Francisco to New York and put inside the Great Pyramid. ... On bright mornings and late afternoons, sunlight reflected by this vast mirrored surface of 5-1/4 acres distinguished the Pyramid as being visible from the moon. ... So the Pyramid is a square circle, and thus pi was designed into it 4,600 years ago. Pi is demonstrated many times throughout the Pyramid. ...

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Many people are surprised and intrigued by the fact that there are thousands of submerged logs in the large Wisconsin bay. ... The majority of the logs, most averaging about 16 feet long, can be found in 30-40 foot of water. ... Superior Water-Logged Lumber began after raising more than $1 million from private investors. ... And as these customers will testify, there is no comparable lumber on the market. ... Many people may wonder why it is such quality wood, and there are several reasons. ...

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