Rock discovery causes excitement

BBC ^ | Monday, 2 February, 2004, 12:01 GMT | Editorial Staff

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Rock discovery causes excitement

The stone weighs 30 tonnes and is about 17 feet high An ancient rock covered in carved symbols has been discovered in a South American jungle by an archaeologist from Cornwall.

Julien Chenoweth, from St Mawes, said a date test showed the carvings were as old as ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.

The rock was discovered by Mr Chenoweth after he led an expedition through the Darian area of the Panama jungle, with a party which also included medic Jo Lloyd-King, from Camborne.

A previous archaeologist had been told about the sacred stone by a native Indian, but until now attempts to locate it had failed.

Julian Chenoweth led an expedition through the Panama jungle

The rock has been dated to 3,000 BC. It weighs 30 tonnes and is about 17 feet (5.18 metres) high.

Mr Chenoweth, who works with the Scientific Exploration Society, said he would now write a report on the carvings for the government and he then expected it to attract international attention.



"There is nothing else like it in the area," he said.

"It raises all sorts of questions on what people were doing there, but until more research is done in this area and whether there is a possibility of more rocks like this being found, it is impossible to say what it means."

Mr Chenoweth said it was hard for him, as a Cornishman, to try and say what the Central American culture was saying, but he added: "I believe the rock is a ceremonial place or a boundary marker for a tribe's territory

[Seruzawa]

Thank you for the best laugh so far this week.

AHHHHHhhhhhhggggg......

Oh no. It's the legendary Black Beast!

[RockChucker]

Indiana Jones lives! We spend a lot of time and energy trashing the socialist on college campuses, but they have provided so much good and still do, regardless of their brutal socialist political culture.

Reminds me of when I was a student at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. There were these turbo nerdy graduate students who did the dirty work for the distinguished professors. Some of these guys even buttoned their top buttons on their shirts, they were such geeks.

Then I saw some video of them in the Central and South American jungles, on a sucessful trip to survey some almost extince mamuals.

In the video, these nerdy grad students were in camo, armed with AK-47s and side arms(protection from the rebels that ruled the area) and buff as a college wrestler.

[Blood of Tyrants]

I heard it says something about "Kilr_y _as her_". They haven't made out the other letters.

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

"I believe the rock is a ceremonial place or a boundary marker for a tribe's territory.

Archaeologists have the most active (nutty) imaginations. They are followed closely by astronomers.

[Riley]

I heard it says something about "Kilr_y _as her_". They haven't made out the other letters.

We need to call in the experts at this sort of thing; Pat Sajak and Vanna White.

[Lee Heggy]

Wonder how long untill it shows up on E-bay.

[Riley]

Archaeologists have the most active (nutty) imaginations. They are followed closely by astronomers.

I get the impression that often when some ancient thing or place is described as having a 'ceremonial' significance, that they really mean to say "we have no idea what it's for".

[fishtank]

Someone needs to report this infraction of nationalism to that nerd-dork from the Kookinich campaign.

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Long Live Rock

[pabianice]

The rock has been dated to 3,000 BC.

How?

[curmudgeonII]

What method[s] did they use to determine the age of the writings on the rock?

[stainlessbanner]

there is a possibility of more rocks like this being found, it is impossible to say what it means."

It means there might be more rocks....

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

I get the impression that often when some ancient thing or place is described as having a 'ceremonial' significance, that they really mean to say "we have no idea what it's for".

You are correct. But more than that, how about when they say "religious significance?" That also seems to explain away the "we have no idea what it's for." When "religious significance" is used, folks appear to be intimidated to disagree (or laugh).

[Elsie]

Reminds me of when I was a student at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. ...

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Then I saw some video of them in the Central and South American jungles, on a sucessful trip to survey some almost extince mamuals.

 

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[Elsie]

They are followed closely by astronomers Evolutionists.

[Elsie]

How?

Speed dating.......

[FreedomFarmer]

They checked the copywrite date ©3000B.C. at the bottom.

[Elsie]

(Let me try again...)

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Reminds me of when I was a student at the University of Michigan School of Natural Resources. ...

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Then I saw some video of them in the Central and South American jungles, on a sucessful trip to survey some almost extince mamuals.

 

No comment.....................

[Elsie]

Don't forget........

sucessful

as well........

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