Ancient Arabs in mid-America
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A series of petroglyphic symbols representative of sounds in the ancient Shahri tribal language spoken on the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula has turned up on heavily patinated rocks in southeastern Colorado. While their meaning is unknown, there can be no doubt the writing found in the heartland of the United States matches the writing on rocks in Dhofar, Oman. An authority from the port of Salalah, from which frankincense was trafficked in ancient times, vouches for the authenticity of the matching inscriptions, literally halfway around the world. This vignette is a postscript to the hour and a half documentary, Old News.
 
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