Epigraphic Research
John A. Ruskamp, Jr., Ed.D., M.B.A
Asiatic Echoes -
The identification of ancient chinese pictograms in pre-columbian north american rock writing
(an ongoing research endeavor)
As of October 2018, 129 uniquely ancient Chinese scripts have been identified in the North American rock writing record by this ongoing study.
Significantly, each of these rock writing glyphs has a form matching that of a known complex ancient Chinese script character, and multiple world-renowned sinologists and epigraphers have confirmed all of these identities. (See "Acknowledgements" in Asiatic Echoes for the names of many of these individuals.)
A number of these ancient scripts preserve readable Chinese writings employing the appropriate syntax for both their age and message. On the following pages viewers will find images of these remarkable ancient writings.
For the more serious researcher, background information on the study's statistical comparative rubric is presented in the primary research report of this endeavor: Asiatic Echoes - The Identification of Ancient Chinese Pictograms in pre-Columbian North American Rock Writing, 3rd edition.
However, all readers are encouraged to view and download for personal use the study's supplemental research reports, which describe in detail many of the study's most important discoveries. These free reports can be accessed by clicking on the tab for "Additional Research Publications" located in the left margin of this page.
Importantly, all of the study's ancient Chinese pictogram-glyphs exhibit measurable surface repatination indicating that they are hundreds or even thousands of years old. As such, they are not recent specious fabrications (fakes).
In addition, senior National Park Service personnel and ranking members of Native American tribes have collectively determined that these pictogram-glyphs are unassociated with any known style of Native American rock art.