Ancient rock "carved faces" found: Sign of lost race, or geological processes?

BBC News/Science ^ | Monday, 20 October, 2003 | Dr David Whitehouse

[camle]

geez, does that mean that the "Old Man in the Mountain" was also sculpted by someone?

[martin_fierro]

Proof positive that the lost Midlerites did, in fact, exist.

[No Blue States]

Mainstream science, however, believes these items are not man-made at all. It argues the distinctive features have very probably been moulded by geological processes.

This is my opinion also. As an avid artifact and rock hunter sometimes rocks will naturally resemble something. Heck i even saw my ex-bosses face in the wood paneling once. But i used to party alot back then.

[farmfriend]

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[So Cal Rocket]

And in related news, researchers are excited about the recent findings of renderings of humans, which proves that man at one time had very skinny arms and legs and extremely long necks:

[Fierce Allegiance]

didn't that New Hampshire thing fall a year or so ago?

[John H K]

Basically the very first thing the human brain is wired to do visually is recognize a human face. It's deeply ingrained in our genes.

These don't look any more real than those Jesus or Elvis potato chips or whatever :-).

[mtbopfuyn]

Gaietto believes the sculpture is 200,000 years old, and would have been used in rituals.

Why does every discovery have to be sacred or related to rituals? Why can't it just be that BillyBob had nothing better to do than carve a face into a rock?

[Consort]

How could you know when something was carved on a million-year-old rock? It could have been done a couple of years ago. Yes? No?

[mtbopfuyn]

These don't look any more real than those Jesus or Elvis potato chips or whatever :-).

Or the face on Mars.

[No Blue States]

Thats nice to know, im not (that) crazy!

lmao at #6!

[Charles Henrickson]

"You know, if I were a single man, I might ask that hominid out. That's a good-looking hominid."
--Bubba erectus

[sirchtruth]

Why can't it just be that BillyBob had nothing better to do than carve a face into a rock?

Are you kidding! BillyBob would have been way too busy trying to discover Budlite!

[RightWhale]

Why does every discovery have to be sacred or related to rituals?

Probably because almost everything we do is ritualistic.

[JoeSixPack1]

You need to get out more often.

[per loin]

The artist probably inscribed the date on it.

[Jonah Hex]

Looks more like the rumored race of Timcurrities.

[No Blue States]

I would bet even paleoman (10,000 yrs?) would have been preoccupied with making spears and killing meat, in between making a roof over his head, defending against invaders, and building a fire to cook his bison on..etc.. Making double headed rocks probably wasnt real high on the priority list.

thank goodness for electricity and bic lighters.

[yankeedame]

Or that he was up to no-good: