May June 2018

Professional Land Surveyors of Oregon | www.plso.org 15 The last stone I observed was in the Museum of Archaeology in Dublin. For a little bit of fun, you can use the internet to spell PLSO in Celtic Ogham (see link 5). Notice that the inscription is read from bottom to top. After I got home I did a little research on Ogham Stones. You can imagine my surprise when I discovered some examples of this ancient form of communication can be found in a cave in Oklahoma, and another example in West Virginia (image below). 4 3 5 Links 1. http://www.megalithicireland.com/Colaiste%20Ide.htm 2. http://www.megalithicireland.com/Derrynane%20 Beg%20Ogham%20Stone.html 3. https://www.museum.ie/The-Collections/Antiquities/ Antiquities-Collection-List/Early-Medieval-Collection 4. http://www.viewzone.com/ogam.html http://appalachianmagazine.com/2014/10/05/ evidence-the-irish-found-west-virginia-before- columbus-found-america/ 5. https://ogham.co/?q=PLSO O S L P History & Travel