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(fig. 10)," in West Gothland, which presents runic characters of the 

 third century of our era ; the upright stone of St. Dogniael, in Peni- 

 brokesliire (Wales), ui)on which are found tAvo inscriptions, one in 

 Ogham, the other in Latin characters; ^ that which we here reproduce 

 (fig. 11) is from an article on the " Oghama inscriptions at Kenfegge, 

 in Glamovganshire ; " ^ finally, the numerous scidptured dolmens of 

 Ireland (fig. 12).'' Abbe Domenech, in the curious account of his 

 sojourn of several years among the Indians of North America, speaks 

 of tombstones bearing pictographic characters (fig. 13)" and of strange 

 inscriptions upon flint stones (fig. 14).'' To the cliff dwellers, or 

 inhabitants of caves, of Arizona and New Mexico are attributed the 

 designs and pictorial engravings foinid upon the rocks borne to the 



Fj(i. 10. Dead man's name. Rock with runic characters found at Vanga, West Gothland, 

 Sweden. Height, 3 feet 5 inches; width, s feet. 



banks of the San Juan (fig. 15 ).'^ Quite recently there were brought 

 to light the stones of St. Aubin Baubigne (Deux Sevres) (fig. 16), 



a Stephens (Dr. G.)- Handbook of the old northei'n runic monuments of Scan- 

 dinavia and England. Edinbui-«h, 1884, fol. 



6 Brash (Rich. R.). The oi;liani inscribed stones of Wales. Archtcologia 

 Canibrensis, o° scries. Vol. XV, JS(J!), p. 15.5. 



c Archjeologia Canibrensis, 184G, Vol. I, p. 412. 



f^ Borlase (William Copcland). The dolmens of Ireland. London, 1807, 3 vol. 

 8°, fig. 



e Domenech (Abbe). Seven years" residence in the .crent deserts of North 

 America. London, 1860, 8°, 2 vol. 



/ Nadaillac (Marquis de). L,Ameri(]ut' preliistoriquc I'aris, 1882, 8°. 



