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According to the original article by the ''Boston Transcript'', following its’ discovery, the Dorchester Pot was taken to the home of John Kettle, and an extremely detailed drawing with accurate measurements was made by Dr. J.V. C. Smith who intended to submit it to | According to the original article by the ''Boston Transcript'', following its’ discovery, the Dorchester Pot was taken to the home of John Kettle, and an extremely detailed drawing with accurate measurements was made by Dr. J.V. C. Smith who intended to submit it to the popular newspaper ''Scientific American'', so that the Dorchester Pot could be further studied. Shortly, afterward the Dorchester Pot was lost and its location continues to remain unknown, although there have been several people who have since claimed to either own or know the location of the Dorchester is, however, these claims remain unsubstantiated. | ||
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Revision as of 06:58, 6 December 2019
Background
The Dorchester Pot measures at around 4.5inches by 6.5inches high, and 0.8 inches in diameter. This bell-shaped object is composed of a metal, which most presume to be zinc with silver overlay, with a small round opening at the top of the bell. The Dorchester Pot is adorned with decorative vines wrapping around the base and six different floral arrangements that decorate the surface of the outer surface of the bell. The decorative elements of the Dorchester Pot undoubtedly seem Victorian style in nature, and according to witnesses, it was clearly made by an extremely experienced blacksmith due to the ornate nature of Dorchester Pot. The utility and or purpose of the Dorchester Pot is unknown, with theories ranging from it being a simply ornamental object, vase, and a hookah base. Since its discovery, further research Dorchester Pot has been made impossible as it was lost shortly after its original discovery, leaving only a detailed drawing for reference. Today, the Dorchester Pot is occasionally referred to in articles, and websites where it is classified as an OOPArt (Out of Place Artifact), due to the place that it was found, and that it was supposedly not on par with the technology available during the era in which it was found.
Excavation
The Dorchester Pot was discovered in 1852, in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Records indicate that the Dorchester Pot was unearthed by a controlled explosion, that was used to break up a large mass of puddingstone that was under the surface of the ground outside of the Meeting Hill House, belonging to Rev. Nathaniel Hall. According, to witnesses who were present at the time that the explosion was set off, following the blast the Dorchester Pot was discovered in two pieces, amongst the rubble from the puddingstone. While it is unknown exactly who originally discovered the Dorchester Pot, an article by the Boston Transcript, which makes the first-ever mentions to the Dorchester Pot on June 5, 1852, references several notable people from the Dorchester community. Including Rev. Hall, John Kettle, Dr. J.V. C. Smith, John Doyle, and Professor Agassiz.
Context According to the original article by the Boston Transcript, following its’ discovery, the Dorchester Pot was taken to the home of John Kettle, and an extremely detailed drawing with accurate measurements was made by Dr. J.V. C. Smith who intended to submit it to the popular newspaper Scientific American, so that the Dorchester Pot could be further studied. Shortly, afterward the Dorchester Pot was lost and its location continues to remain unknown, although there have been several people who have since claimed to either own or know the location of the Dorchester is, however, these claims remain unsubstantiated.
Pseudo-Archaelogical Lure
Pseudo-archaeologists have a plethora of theories as to the potential origin of the Dorchester Pot. Several of these theories are based off of the notion that the Dorchester Pot was embedded into the puddingstone underneath the surface of the Meeting Hill House, which when carbon dated proved to be well over 500 million years old. Pseudo-archaeologists theorize that in order for the Dorchester Pot to have been embedded within the stone this must by extension mean that it too was more than 500 million years old, which would date the Dorchester Pot all the way back to the Ediacaran Period. Obviously, leading to a flurry of theories on how it got there and who created it, by numerous pseudo-archaeologist. One of the more common theories regarding the Dorchester Pot is presented by creationists who claim that the Dorchester Pot provides proof of an ancient civilization predating the Noachian Flood. They use the imagery on the surface of the Dorchester Pot, as evidence for this theory. Specifically, the floral depictions, which they claim only existed over 500 years ago when they believe the Dorchester Pot was in fact created. An alternate theory is that is the Dorchester Pot was evidence of an extremely skilled race metal worker aliens, that occupied North America sometime around 600 million years ago.
Analysis of the Pseudo-Archaeological Narrative
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