The Newport Tower

The Newport Tower
Medieval stone tower ... in Rhode Island. Does it look like any other Colonial structure you've seen? Recent carbon dating of the mortar indicates 1400s construction date (see post below).

The Westford Knight Sword

The Westford Knight Sword
Medieval Battle Sword ... in Westford, Massachusetts. Can anyone deny the pommel, hilt and blade punch-marked into the bedrock?

The Spirit Pond Rune Stone

The Spirit Pond Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription ... in Maine, near Popham Beach. Long passed off as a hoax, but how many people know the Runic language? And how is it that some of the Runic characters match rare runes on inscriptions found in Minnesota and Rhode Island? Carbon-dating of floorboards at nearby long house date to 1405.

The Narragansett Rune Stone

The Narragansett Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription ... in Rhode Island's Narragansett Bay. This Runic inscription is only visible for twenty minutes a day at low tide--is this also the work of a modern-day, Runic-speaking hoaxster?

The Westford Boat Stone

The Westford Boat Stone
Medieval Ship Carving ... in Westford, MA. Found near the Westford Knight site. Weathering patterns of carving are consistent with that of 600-year-old artifact. And why would a Colonial trail-marker depict a knorr, a 14th-century ship?

The Kensington Rune Stone

The Kensington Rune Stone
Medieval Inscription... in Minnesota. Forensic geology confirms the carvings predate European settlement of Minnesota--so did Runic-speaking Native Americans carve it?

The Hooked X Rune

The Hooked X Rune
Medieval Runic Character ... on inscriptions found in Maine, Minnesota and Rhode Island. But this rare rune was only recently found in Europe. This conclusively disproves any hoax theory while also linking these three artifacts together.

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Film Documentary

Committee Films is producing a documentary that is based on much of the same research I used in writing "Cabal of the Westford Knight." The producers were chosen as the "Emerging Producers of the Year" at the National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) conference in Las Vegas based on their work on this film. Check out the trailer here: http://www.committeefilms.com/secrethistory_trailer2.html
It blew my away--I can see why it won 1st prize! The film will be out sometime this summer or fall.

Tuesday, January 27, 2009

"Cabal of the Westford Knight" is now live

As of this week, "Cabal of the Westford Knight" is now live on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/Cabal-Westford-Knight-Templars-Newport/dp/0977389871/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1228244647&sr=1-1

Some nice reviews so far, which is gratifying. Even more exciting is that a number of fellow researchers from around the country have contacted me to weigh in with different observations and commentary. It seems like many people are working on proving pre-Columbian contact, all coming at it from a different angle, but all apparently meeting at the same place: How could there be absolutely no trans-Atlantic contact for 500 years between the time of the Vikings and Columbus?