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Wyoming County Petroglyphs von Wyoming County Historical Museum
There are five known petroglyph sites in Wyoming County. The Lynco site is by far the most popular and due to its location the most visited.
The Lynco Petroglyphs have been a source of controversy since they were first brought to national and international attention by an article appearing in the state magazine "Wonderful West Virginia" in 1983. Some contend they are Ogam, a written language in use in Ireland and other areas of northwestern Europe prior to Columbus' discovery of America. Others contend they are of Native American in origin while another theory maintains the carvings are relatively modern in origin and merely a tote board made by a peddler of farmer.
In the "Wonderful West Virginia" article, Dr. Barry Fell, a biologist who has studied various archaeological sites and ancient languages, contended the Lynco Petroglyph was indeed written in Ogam. Dr. Fell began a translation from ogam into Old Irish, from Old Irish into modern Irish and then into English.
The message thus deciphered read: "At the time of sunrise, a ray grazes the notch on the left side on Christmas Day, the first season of the year, the season of the blessed advent of the savior Lord Christ. Behold he is born of Mary, a woman."
His interpretation of the writing was seen by some to bolster the theory that Irish missionaries such as St. Brendan visited North American prior to the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
There are five known petroglyph sites in Wyoming County. The Lynco site is by far the most popular and due to its location the most visited.
The Lynco Petroglyphs have been a source of controversy since they were first brought to national and international attention by an article appearing in the state magazine "Wonderful West Virginia" in 1983. Some contend they are Ogam, a written language in use in Ireland and other areas of northwestern Europe prior to Columbus' discovery of America. Others contend they are of Native American in origin while another theory maintains the carvings are relatively modern in origin and merely a tote board made by a peddler of farmer.
In the "Wonderful West Virginia" article, Dr. Barry Fell, a biologist who has studied various archaeological sites and ancient languages, contended the Lynco Petroglyph was indeed written in Ogam. Dr. Fell began a translation from ogam into Old Irish, from Old Irish into modern Irish and then into English.
The message thus deciphered read: "At the time of sunrise, a ray grazes the notch on the left side on Christmas Day, the first season of the year, the season of the blessed advent of the savior Lord Christ. Behold he is born of Mary, a woman."
His interpretation of the writing was seen by some to bolster the theory that Irish missionaries such as St. Brendan visited North American prior to the voyages of Christopher Columbus.
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Jay Broski
The anthropologist Robert Sepehr just MDF a video last week showing the connection between these petroglyphs to the ones found in Ireland; https://
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Tonya Morgan
I live around those rocks & Have taken my kids down to see them but, now, some immature kids got up there and wrote on them with spray paint. It makes me mad that kids do that cuz they have not learned respect.
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Wyoming County Historical Museum
It is a shame. We asked the railroad if we could enclose the petroglyph site in Lynco with plexiglass to protect them but they told us no.
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