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Talk Abstract
Hundreds of mysterious stone chambers matching those found in the British Isles dot the landscape of New England. Most of these chambers are oriented to mark solar events such as solstices and equinoxes, indicating they were built by ancient sun worshipers visiting America. Could Masonic ritual and symbolism shed light on the identity of these ancient explorers? As Thomas Paine famously wrote, “Masonry is derived and is the remains of the religion of the ancient Druids, who, like the magi of Persia and the priests of Heliopolis in Egypt, were priests of the sun.” What did Paine know that history seems to have forgotten?