According to John Ruskamp, an epigraph researcher claims that the symbols carved up on the rock in petrograph national monument in Albuquerque are evidence that ancient Chinese explorers discovered America around 1,300BC nearly 2,800 years before Christopher Columbus. Archeologist found what they believe to be a bronze leather buckle and a bronze whistle dating to around 800 AD in Alaska. However, bronze was not developed in Alaska at that time and so researchers instead believe it was created in china, Korea, or Yakutia. 'We're seeing the interactions, indirect as they are, with these so-called "high civilizations" of China, Korea or Yakutia,' Owen Mason, a research associate at the University of Colorado. …show more content…
Ruskamp said, “These ancient Chinese writings in North America cannot be fake, for the markings are very old as are the style of the scripts. As such the findings of this scientific study confirm that ancient Chinese people were exploring and positively interacting with the Native peoples over 2,500 years ago. The pattern of the finds suggests more of an expedition than settlement.” While many people agree some do disagree Ruskamp also claims that he has identified 84 pictograms, which match unique ancient Chinese sites in various locations around the US including New Mexico, California, Oklahoma, Utah, Arizona and