‘Mysterious’ face sculpture found in a plowed NC field has experts scratching heads

Miami Herald ^

[ameribbean expat]

Someone plowing the field in Newton Grove had hit a large stone while working earlier and moved it over to the edge of the field, said Mary Beth Fitts, assistant archaeologist at the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology. But when the property owner stopped to look at it, he discovered it wasn’t just any stone. When he turned it over, he found a face carved into the front of it and called the Office of State Archaeology, Fitts said. But experts are unsure what exactly it is. “It’s a very unusual artifact,” Fitts said. “We haven’t seen anything like that before.” The office posted a 3D model of the sculpture on Facebook on Monday in hopes of “crowd sourcing” to find out more about it. “We’re hoping maybe someone has seen something like it,” Fitts said. The sculpture is made of sandstone and is 22.2 inches long and 15.75 inches wide, the office wrote on Facebook. “We don’t know what tool was used, but sandstone is a softer rock and more easily shaped than most common rock types in NC,” the office said. Fitts said the office doesn’t know how old the sculpture is but because it’s made of limestone which doesn’t take special tools to carve, it “could be of any age.”

[dp0622]

Does this belong to the property owner now in case it’s worth big $$?

[BenLurkin]

[Fiddlstix]

[Jane Long]

It’s POTUS’ ancestor Fred Trumpstone!!

Striking resemblance :-)

[maggief]

Mueller?

[Rebelbase]

Very cool find. Newton Grove is a farming community. Lots of cotton and watermelons grown there.

Mt. Olive pickles has their factory nearby.

[jerod]

Looks familiar....

Robert Mueller maybe?

[jerod]

You beat me to it.

[lgjhn23]

Looks like Muleface testifying.

[2banana]

That is John Kerry!

[Deaf Smith]

Wilson!

[Revel]

Its from the stone age.

[Beowulf9]

Fascinating!

[Chode]

[SaveFerris]

I’m gonna go with “John Kerry”.

[jerod]

The stone age of North America didn’t end until 1492... So it may not be all that old... 500 years or maybe 5,000... It’s hard to tell.

[Artemis Webb]

Mt. Olive pickles are the ONLY brand I will buy. They taste like a pickle. All other brands are trying to reinvent the wheel.

[Nateman]

[Larry Lucido]

“Is anybody here a face archaeologist?!”