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Recently, a woman named Ros contacted local bushman extraordinaire Jake Cassar seeking some guidance on a stone artefact in her possession. Jake realised immediately how important Ros’ archaeology was and suggested she contact us as soon as possible. Ros’ account of how this amazing relic was found, and her experience with mainstream academics who literally ran away shielding their eyes from one amazing marked stone, was compelling, but until we could examine the rock ourselves, we were not prepared to pass any judgement as to whether it was genuine.
Michael Tellinger and Louise Clarke were spending a day with us viewing a variety of sites we are researching, and we decided it would be in the spirit of sharing and of great assistance if we asked Michael and Louise if they would also like to examine the rock. We arranged for Ros to meet us later, at the end of our research day, at an agreed point and approximate time.
During our day working on country, we showed Michael and Louise photographs of this enigmatic rock and they were certainly very keen to inspect it. What struck Michael was the delicacy of cut and the similarities to the Blombos Rocks of South Africa. This was a touch difficult for us to come to grips with as we had no idea what these rocks were, or that they even existed. Michael spoke of the Blombos stones in such a casual manner, as if such news was well known, and it may well be the case elsewhere but certainly not by us. A shared glance, shrug and raised eyebrow left us none the wiser.
Steven: I momentarily entertained the idea of bluffing my way through and feigning familiarity, but such was Michael’s enthusiasm and talk of the incredible antiquity of these South African stones, I swallowed my pride and pleaded complete ignorance.
Among his many qualities, Michael is obviously a very patient man. He took us through a ’101 introduction’ of the African stones he has personally seen and, in a fascinating extension of timing, explained that the stones are generally agreed in mainstream circles to be somewhere between 75-100,000 years old — perfectly synchronized with our estimates of comparable Original artefacts. It is claimed that the Blombos engravings are the very earliest evidence of Homo sapien art/communication yet found in the world, and promisingly, looking at these photographs, Michael’s first impression was that the lines and patterns evident on Ros’ stone could be of a higher standard.
We met Ros at the end of the day and what we saw, filmed and touched - and in one case kept - far exceeded our expectations.
This following discussion is admittedly a work in motion, and will be followed up after further consultation. For now but we believe the stone is so unusual it can virtually ‘speak for itself’ and needs little description, interpretation or commentary on our part.
According to Ros, the rock was found in 1990 during excavations while building a new brick home on a piece of land located within two kilometres of the Bambara Hieroglyphs. Found approximately one metre beneath the surface, it is clear this rock is not part of the local assemblage. Above and below and in every direction, all rocks near and far are sandstone, and yet this rock is neither sedimentary nor sandstone.
From the very first sighting Ros was aware that the rock didn’t belong to the Kariong/Bambara geology, but the markings on three sides was understandably the main focus of her interest. Not only was there evidence that tools of the highest refinement were in application, there was also on display a delicate touch and considerable artistic talent. This lead Ros to wonder: how was is made?
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