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Robert Morritt was born in Carlisle,
Cumbria. He is a historian,
musicologist and author. As a student he wrote
for a local newspaper in South Wales on the progress of archaeological
excavations then underway on an Iron Age settlement at Cwrt-Yr-Ala Park
near near Dinas Powys, South Wales. Later he studied prehistory and
early agriculture at the University of Manchester also Communications and
Business Management at the University of Toronto. As a child, he read a lot, and would often wonder when he saw an
ancient inscription: What did the
inscription mean? How did these
people sound when they spoke? What
intrigued him most were ancient ogam inscriptions near where he lived at Neath, in South
Wales. He later discovered it was
Irish ogam. The area was an ancient
thoroughfare for Irish merchants who traded Celtic gods as well as items they had
received in trade from Phoenicians and European Celts. Many years later
after he had moved to Canada, he was intrigued by the find at Peterborough in
Ontario of ancient ogam inscriptions and Petroglyph scenes (depicted within
these pages) and of other finds within Canada also in the United States that
show there was an abundance of European visitors to North America in the
archaic and pre-archaic era. Within these pages
are accounts of the discoveries of their artifacts, which show that North
(and Central and Southern America) were a hive of activity by off-continent
visitors and migrants many hundreds of years before the "Columbus"
voyages. The Siberian
migratory route theory now is supplemented by evidence of an East to West
migration during the European Glacial inter-stadial period. Apparently the Clovis people were not of
Siberian or local indigenous extract, but rather they were among the first
Europeans in North America. This account
presents factual material supported by the efforts of professional archaic
and lithic specialists, archaeologists and others. "Thus speak the stones, when all other
things are silent." -- Linnaeus "SPEAK, ye stones, I entreat! Oh speak, ye palaces lofty!" -- Goethe OLD WELSH PROVERB = Nid rhy hen neb I ddysgu (= There's none too old to learn). = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Robert Morritt has for many years since
his tenure with the National Museum of Wales as a young student with
encouragement by the late belated Dr. Hubert Savory has been a keen historian
with earlier emphasis on the Iron Age in Wales and the search for evidence of
early settlements with emphasis on an Iron Age settlement at Cwrt-Yr-Ala near
Dinas Powis in South Wales. Morritt was the youngest member of the Cardiff
Archaeological Society and he provided also many early numismatic ‘finds’ to
Dr, Savory who examined material provided and often confirm Morritt’s
postulations to be correct. Later Morritt
was attached to the ‘extra-mural’ division of the University of Manchester
and studied ‘Prehistory and Early Agriculture under the tutelage of the late
much belated. Dr.John A.Hallam. Now retired
from a long career, Morritt is devoting his time to placing his papers on the
internet Site, Academia.edu is a site for academic and independent
researchers to exhibit their observations and studies. Morritt’s
studies are emphasized in the following short sample of his papers on
Academia.Edu. An Analysis of Ancient
Mythology, Ancient Migrations to the Americas, Ancient
Technology, Beringia Lost Civilisations -(Stone
Circles and Megaliths in the New World!), Stones That Speak ,
The Epigraphic Past The Evolution of Languages, The Pre-Lithic Era,
Wales and the Welsh People – History of Wales
(from prehistory) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Publications: (See Numerical List, Alphabetical List or Subject List) Author of 'Carson J.
Robison', which appeared serialized (1979 through 1984) in the 'New
Amberola Graphic' in the U.S.A. Cited in -Garland Reference Library of
the Humanities-2004 and was also cited in the Routledge Guide to Music
Technology (by Thom (sic) Holmes-Apr.4.2006.
A long term member of the German Philatelic Society -London,
England, and together with the late belated Alex-Vanags -Baginskis worked on
studies of bilingual postmarks and the WW II, wartime Postal System in
Latvia, Lithiania and Estonia featured in Morritt's presentation 'Deutsche
Dienstpost-Ostland', featured in Academia.Edu on the internet together
with his papers devoted to prehistory and archaic linguistic history.. Philatelic awards MacMillan-Bloedel Cup- St.Thomas Philatelic
Society. 'Best of Show' 'Gold'-Cyrillic
interpretations Yugoslavia and area 1998. Previously 'Silver' for
'Germany-Feldpost and German Armed forces (WWII) Works in Public Archives Main Library-Archives -1978 Toronto Public
Library File: R. D. Morritt, of West Hill,
Ontario-Archive number OCLC No. 317562558 Contents:
Discographies of; Billy Murray, Carson J. Robison, Arthur Francis
Collins, George 'Byron' Harlan |