The Mahdi Times The Mahdi Times Issue #23 October 2014 | Page 8

The Wingmakers Discovery and Background
by Anne

In 1972, in a remote section of
northern New Mexico, a group
of hikers discovered an unusual
artefact and pictographs within
an obscure canyon. An
archaeologist from the
University of New Mexico
analysed the artefact and
searched the area where it was
discovered, but found no signs
that a prehistoric culture had
established any permanent site
in the canyon. It was presumed
that a nomadic, Native
American Indian tribe had
occasionally used the canyon as
a temporary settlement and had

left behind a few artefacts of
their presence as a
consequence. There were,
however, 2 very puzzling
questions. All but one of the
artefacts could be dated to the
8th century AD. The exception,
known as the "compass"
artefact, appeared to be an
unusual form of technology, and
was found among more typical
artefacts like pottery and
simple tools. The compass was
covered in strange hieroglyphic
symbols, some of which were
also found on the pottery.
Secondly, the pictographs that