The video argues that Alberta's Kekip Sacred Rock, described by Lehiro in 1882, was associated with Blackfoot Morning Star sacrifices. Gordon Freeman estimates that the rock is more than 5,000 years old. It has a crescent-shaped groove, nested cups and a top cup interpreted as a star, linked by drainage channels. Freeman argues that blood offerings would have flowed through the holes into the base, symbolizing birth. The video says Freeman presented the findings at an archaeological meeting in France in 2008 and received little response.
Video argues Alberta's Kekip Sacred Rock was used for Morning Star sacrifices
Key facts
- The correct name is the Kekip Sacred Rock in southern Alberta, not “Kik.”
- Freeman's paper cites Lehiro's 1882 report and associates the rock with a Blackfoot Morning Star sacrifice.
- Freeman estimates that the rock is more than 5,000 years old. The cited search result specifically describes nearby Temple Hill as 5,000 years old and does not independently date the rock.
- The rock has a crescent-shaped groove, nested cups, a top cup interpreted as a star, and drainage channels. Their astronomical and ritual meaning is Freeman's interpretation.
- Freeman argues that blood offerings would flow through the holes into the base as a birth symbol; this is not an established archaeological finding.
- The video reports that Freeman presented the findings at an archaeological meeting in France in 2008 and received little response.
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This sacred site holds thousands of ancient rock art imagestheweathernetwork.com
This sacred site holds thousands of ancient rock art images ... Southern Alberta is home to a large collection of rock art on the Great Plains.
Okotoks Erratic – 'Big Rock' | Alberta.caalberta.ca
Okotoks Erratic – 'Big Rock'. This prominent southern Alberta geological landmark is a historical site of great spiritual significance to the Blackfoot peoples.
Rock Art - Okotoks Erratic - CyArkcyark.org
Okotoks Erratic, situated 7 km west of Okotoks, Alberta, Canada, is a supreme example of a glacial erratic. Commonly known as Big Rock, this quartzite boulder ...
First Nations college calls for return of sacred meteorite from Alberta ...whitewolfpack.com
The prophecy goes that if that rock was ever to disappear then we would experience famine, pestilence, diseases and basically death.
How a sacred rock found its way back to its original stewards - CBCcbc.ca
A stone with Blackfoot etchings sat in an Alberta farmer's field since the early 1900s. Now it's been returned to the descendants of those who made it.
Sacred Rock - Rogers Cityrestless-viking.com
The Sacred Rock is 20 feet long, 8 feet wide and four feet high, but currently surrounded by sand. That's when the Great Spirit, Gitchie Manitou ...
Okotoks Erraticen.wikipedia.org
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Kekip Sacred Rock in southern Alberta: Moon, Morningstar, ...ccsp.it
The Rock was on Kekip Hill, 26 km north of a visible 5000-year-old Temple Hill that holds rock effigies of the Sun and crescent Moon with a Star between them.
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