I saw this 8-inch-wide stone sitting up on the bench under the arbor in the lot I’m developing into a little park. This afternoon when Pasiano and Jose were planting the truckload of plants and trees and cacti that were delivered yesterday, I went down to trim a century plant and pick up a few months’ trash that they’ve left strewn around the site, and Pasiano pointed the stone out to me, saying he had found it on my lot. Jose was teasing him about it and Pasiano was making a joke of it, too, calling it “his art” but he was really pleased when I was enthusiastic about it and he gave it to me. I was curious about whether it was a piece of petrified wood or an unusual geological specimen, but when I decided to look closer tonight, I realized that the rings are all on the surface of the rock. I wish I had looked closer at the place where it is (sadly) broken in two before I glued it back together, as that would give the best view of a cross-section, but the rings do come to the edge in a couple of places and they don’t seem to go any farther into the rock than the surface, so I’m pretty sure it is a rock painting.
Now I feel like I need to ask him if he wants to keep it. Hope he sincerely says no! I think it is beautiful, and will give it a place of honor somewhere, and perhaps try to find out more about it. If anyone has any insight into what it may me, I’d appreciate your comments. Even guesses are welcome!
Very interesting Judy. It looks painted on to me as well. Have you thought of excavating a little further before planting your park?
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I had so much junk and so many stones and huge boulders on that land that a machine worked for 6 hours to remove rubble and get the land a bit flat. No telling where that stone came from. I’ll have to ask Pasiano.
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I want to know now about it as well Judy
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A marvellous clearly man-made find
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I have a large boulder with this same sign carved into it…I would say man’s place in the universe.
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Very interesting piece, looks like man-made.
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I’m sure it is.
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