[muawiyah]

The Spanish benchmark in Minnesota was written in Gothic, just like the others, and carved in runes typical of semi-educated students of 15th century runes. There was a plague that killed off the rune experts, so what was passed down to folks in the early 17th century when the surveys were done wasn't all that good. Swedish survey crews were used.

Vikings may have made it to Minnesota, but the Kensington stone is like the others that've been found. A similar benchmark was designed and set up on the mississippi west florida border in 1797 by the US and Spain ~

[gleeaikin]

Some years ago when at the Epcot Center in Orlando I saw a Mexican pre-Columbian exhibit which had a cup with painting I swear looked exactly like a Japanese reproduction of a male figure.