Accidental Ogham (see note below)
The forces or creatures that created this web of fairly deep vertical and horizontal grooves are a mystery.
DP114-2013 Posted April 24; processed ditto
Detail of barkless dead tree; Waterloo Recreation Area, Old Field Trail at the Eddy Discovery Center
Washtenaw County, Michigan
April 17, 2013
Ogham is an ancient European alphabet in which letters are represented by lines perpendicular or at a diagonal to a baseline, with the number of lines, their orientation, and which side of the baseline they extend to distinguishing among the letters. The alphabet dates to as early as the 1st century AD. Controversial claims of Ogham inscriptions in North America imply a European presence in North America that predates 1492, or even Erik the Red. See, for example, Wikipedia's brief article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham
The forces or creatures that created this web of fairly deep vertical and horizontal grooves are a mystery.
DP114-2013 Posted April 24; processed ditto
Detail of barkless dead tree; Waterloo Recreation Area, Old Field Trail at the Eddy Discovery Center
Washtenaw County, Michigan
April 17, 2013
Ogham is an ancient European alphabet in which letters are represented by lines perpendicular or at a diagonal to a baseline, with the number of lines, their orientation, and which side of the baseline they extend to distinguishing among the letters. The alphabet dates to as early as the 1st century AD. Controversial claims of Ogham inscriptions in North America imply a European presence in North America that predates 1492, or even Erik the Red. See, for example, Wikipedia's brief article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham
Accidental Ogham (see note below)
The forces or creatures that created this web of fairly deep vertical and horizontal grooves are a mystery.
DP114-2013 Posted April 24; processed ditto
Detail of barkless dead tree; Waterloo Recreation Area, Old Field Trail at the Eddy Discovery Center
Washtenaw County, Michigan
April 17, 2013
Ogham is an ancient European alphabet in which letters are represented by lines perpendicular or at a diagonal to a baseline, with the number of lines, their orientation, and which side of the baseline they extend to distinguishing among the letters. The alphabet dates to as early as the 1st century AD. Controversial claims of Ogham inscriptions in North America imply a European presence in North America that predates 1492, or even Erik the Red. See, for example, Wikipedia's brief article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham
The forces or creatures that created this web of fairly deep vertical and horizontal grooves are a mystery.
DP114-2013 Posted April 24; processed ditto
Detail of barkless dead tree; Waterloo Recreation Area, Old Field Trail at the Eddy Discovery Center
Washtenaw County, Michigan
April 17, 2013
Ogham is an ancient European alphabet in which letters are represented by lines perpendicular or at a diagonal to a baseline, with the number of lines, their orientation, and which side of the baseline they extend to distinguishing among the letters. The alphabet dates to as early as the 1st century AD. Controversial claims of Ogham inscriptions in North America imply a European presence in North America that predates 1492, or even Erik the Red. See, for example, Wikipedia's brief article, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogham
See photo in original gallery.