[SunkenCiv]

Newberry Tablet

one of the three statues found with the tablets

newberry tablet (image search)

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[yarddog]

Well that is more than fascinating.

[Cold Heart]

Smithsonian seems to be a little crooked in covering up things they don’t want out there for whatever reason.

[ClearCase_guy]

Hittite-Minoan

Not a real language. The Newberry Tablet is considered pseudoarcheology. It's a hoax.

[tumblindice]

[MSF BU]

At Bell, call your office.

[grey_whiskers]

[Larry Lucido]

I take it the Newton Tablet wasn't able to decode the Newberry Tablet?

[fella]

"Why do the Greek descendants of the Minoans share a gene in their DNA with the Chippewas and no one else on the planet?"

To me this is the most interesting part of the story. For some reason the ancestry DNA groups are really reluctant to link peoples DNA to Native American tribes saying that the data base is not reliable.

[Vinnie]

Ever watch this show?
http://www.history.com/shows/america-unearthed/cast/scott-wolter
He had some thought provoking stuff. Primarily concerning ancients discovering America prior, in some cases way prior to Columbus, Vikings.

[Bon of Babble]

FYI:

You Tube Links on original article no longer work - IOW, both videos have been pulled, one gives a message about “copyright” violation:

BBC Documentary YouTube

America Unearthed YouTube