[SunkenCiv]

Mark Harrison / The Seattle Times

[Kenny Bunk]

Grew up with Rocco Quileute. Hell of a hockey player but map reading and cursive were not his strong points. Had no idea he wound up in Seattle. He left many similar glyphs near Searsport, which probably explain how he got lost, which he did far more frequently than even super-plane-driver, John McAnus.

BTW, Sunk, anything anyone ever wants to know about Seattle, particularly about its rather unique mind-set, please go to:

www.thestranger.com

[bert]

This photo is better i think

We stayed at Sol Duc back in May and the hotel there is one of my wife's favorites

[ApplegateRanch]

Whoever carved it used not a metal tool but stone, he said. That means it’s a "pre-contact" artifact, one made before Europeans moved into the region. Stilson guessed it dates to around or before the mid-1700s...

At least he didn't call it a ritualistic object.

It does not follow that it has to be pre-contact, just because stone tools were used. There are many examples of metal using cultures that forbid the use of metal for various purposes, including the prohibition of the Hebrews use of metal tools when building altars.

It is also quite possible that whoever carved it didn't have proper metal tools on site, so used suitable stones at hand.

It is akin to finding a parchment or tree bark writing, and saying it had to predate the introduction of paper in a particular area. Or that corn husks in an outhouse means it predates Sears catalogs.

[Cyclops08]

Hmmm. Looking at the photo, I see some generic designs, but no historic battle. I certainly do not see a chicken headed warrior.

The tribe may make such claims, but all I can say is, “Cool story, Bro.”