Amazigh In America Before Columbus is the story of a mysterious southern Illinois treasure cave and its proof of the presence of Africans in North America long before Columbus.
By Frank Joseph,
In 1982 Russell E. Burrows, a treasure hunter in southern Illinois, stumbled on a cache of ancient weapons, jewels, and gold sarcophagi in a remote cave. There also were stone tablets inscribed with illustrations of Roman-like soldiers, Jews, early Christians, and West African sailors. These relics fueled a bitter controversy in the archaeological community regarding their authenticity, leading Burrows to destroy the entrance to the cave.
Researching more than 7,000 artifacts removed from the cave before it was sealed, Frank Joseph explains how these objects came to be buried in the middle of the United States. It started with Cleopatra, whose daughter was made queen of the semi-independent realm of Mauretania, present-day Morocco, which she ruled with her husband, King Juba II.
Following the execution of their son, Ptolemy, by Emperor Caligula, the Mauritanians rebelled against their Roman overlords and made their way into what is now Ghana. There they constructed a fleet of ships for a transatlantic voyage to a land where they hoped to rebuild their kingdom safe from Roman rule. They took with them a great prize unsuccessfully sought by two Roman emperors: Cleopatra’s golden treasure and King Juba’s encyclopedic library of ancient wisdom.
The Lost Treasure of King Juba is a compelling story that could force to rethink the early history of the America and the possibility that Africans arrived on our continent nearly fifteen centuries before Columbus. [ads1]
Pictures of some of the objects that were found in the cave:
Order Frank Joseph’s book here:Â The Lost Treasure of King Juba
Years ago, I thoroughly researched this matter, only to find out that it was a hoax. This article does not belong to history.
His books do not fit the little mainstream narrative and that does not mean he’s a con, his kind of research is called alternative history. If you don’t think Atlantis existed in the past then you have to keep your critics within your limited mainstream history as you do with you’re research.
Helene E. Hagan is just another fake name of an Arab full of hatred and envy as they heard the true story and saw real proofs. The researchers are known and credible
I am Helene E. Hagan, well and alive, and definitely not an Arab. I have served the Amazigh culture in many ways for half a century. Please look up my bio and work at helenehagan.com
I have researched this matter and found it to be a hoax. Enough material exists on the internet to inform you on this con artist going by the name of Frank Joseph.
Juba II kingdom was in the present day Algeria not Morocco.
Algeria Tunisia Morocco and Mauritania were one country these Algerians are so angry that a lot of things have been referred to Morocco and not Algeria while we were one country called the land of the East which means Maghreb aka Morocco so I don’t understand after all we are all amazigh
No Tunisia, you’re confused with Numidia.
I am Algerian berber, I dwelved deep into this story but unfortunately no veracity to be found in this claim.