A series of petroglyphic symbols representative of sounds in the ancient Shahri tribal language spoken on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula has turned up on heavily patinated rocks in southeastern Colorado. While their meaning is unknown, there can be no doubt the writing found in the heartland of the United States matches the writing on rocks in Dhofar, Oman. An authority from the port of Salalah, from which frankincense was trafficked in ancient times, vouches for the authenticity of the matching inscriptions, literally halfway around the world. This vignette is a postscript to the hour and a half documentary, Old News.

Over the objections skeptics and many in academia, new theories pointing to pre-Columbian Old World voyages to America are emerging. In this 3 minute series of excerpts from the 85 minute video documentary, Old News, several key aspects favoring the possibility of an ancient Celtic expedition to the heartland of America are graphically described. Steering winds and currents led these intrepid adventurers to the mouth of the Mississippi River where they travelled upstream. Afterall, rivers were the common highways of their day in the Old World, many centuries ago. The literate crew left distinctive, vowelless Ogam writings in the caves and shelters on the high plains of southeastern Colorado and the Oklahoma panhandle. Many inscriptions relate to a clearly European perspective on the celestial constellations. The fact that a cross quarter alignment site survives is further evidence these inscriptions were not made by Native Americans. The full story is on the web at onter.net