Arcadia And The Mysterious Tablet from Göbekli Tep: Arcadia And The Mysterious Tablet from Göbekli Tep, #1

By Joshua Elliot James

Dr. Arcadia Jones, archaeology professor and adventurer extraordinaire rescues a newly-discovered relic from a construction site in Peru. Arcadia is interested in the carvings on the stone and believes they could be the oldest such relic yet to be discovered. Her studies are interrupted, however, by a young and nervous man named James, who brings her a tablet with similar pictures and writings, claiming he recovered it from the famous Göbekli Tep site in southern Turkey, all the while being pursued by mysterious individuals.

Her investigation leads her to learn of a shadowy organization surrounding the Göbekli Tep, and she visits a former soldier who now lives behind a bar. He tells her of his encounters with what he believes is an ancient cult, and shows her documents as proof. He also tells her of a god called Angerwol, which the cult secretly worships.

Before he can tell her more, hooded men break into the room and murder the man. Arcadia escapes with her life, but not before swiping the documents. She takes them home and keeps the doors locked, but she is soon visited by James. He lays low with her while they pour over her notes, and Arcadia makes a rough translation of the tablet, which speaks of a dark and ancient mission. They are soon attacked by more robed men, and they flee into the night and into the safety of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. A friend of Arcadia's helps them escape, and Arcadia and James head for a private airfield, where they will travel to Turkey, directly to the Göbekli Tep.

They are intercepted at the airport however, and cult members hijack the plane. Arcadia almost succeeds in taking control of the aircraft, but she is knocked unconscious. When they land, the Turkish government intervenes, having been alerted ahead of time. More cult members show up, however, and the men escape with James in tow. One of the Turkish soldiers turns on Arcadia, revealing himself as a cult member, and attempts to kill her. Deciding she is not safe with others, Arcadia sets off alone, stocking up in her mission to rescue James and uncover the mysteries at Göbekli Tep.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Joshua Elliot James
• Release date: Oct 8, 2014
• ISBN: 9781502269935

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ARCADIA AND THE MYSTERIOUS TABLET

FROM GÖBEKLI TEP

Episode 1

Author: Joshua Elliot James

Contents:

Also by Joshua Elliot James:

About the Author:

Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Chapter 3

Chapter 4

Chapter 5

Chapter 6

Chapter 7

Chapter 8

Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Chapter 11

Chapter 12

Chapter 13

Chapter 14

Chapter 15

Chapter 16

Chapter 17

Chapter 18

Chapter 19

Copyright

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Chapter 1

The young, pretty archeologist Dr. Arcadia Jones stands in a construction area in Peru. Having famous parents as archeologist she was used to exotic adventures from childhood on. But she did not want to take advantage of the fame of her parents and therefore she had studied extremely hard to get a scholarship for Harvard. Once she achieved that she changed her last name to Jones so nobody could associate her with her famous parents as she wanted to do everything from her own strengths and with ease she graduated with summa cum laude and she was offered an outstanding position as an archeology professor at Harvard. Arcadia had developed both brain and brawn.

Currently, she stands very tall against an angry construction foreman. She is wearing her high red heeled stilettos which let her tower over the man who is furious at Arcadia, for she wants him to halt his construction in order for her to excavate an artifact they discovered: a four-foot stone pillar. She stays her ground, however. It is her nature. While good-humored, Arcadia is all-business when people won't see her way. She wouldn't have graduated from Harvard if she didn't have a strong personality.

Arcadia is also the type of person who, once a goal is in sight, will not back down. Her goal currently is to bring the pillar back to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, where she spends her time when she isn't teaching at her alma mater. Like a bounty hunter, Arcadia sets out on many adventures, bringing back precious artifacts to be displayed and studied at the museum. Rarely accepting payment for these adventures (only when she needs to facilitate certain trips), Arcadia rather enjoys this activity as a hobby. As her father always used to say: Do what you love and you will succeed and your work will always give you pleasure and feel like a hobby.

The pillar in particular drives Arcadia's interest, as she believes its hieroglyphics could predate many other artifacts and