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Petroglyphs, inscriptions and reliefs

Published 4 March 2011 | By Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews

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4 Responses to Petroglyphs, inscriptions and reliefs

  • davidley on 29 September 2012 at 11:54 pm

    You might consider including the New Mexico “Decalogue Stone” in this discussion:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Lunas_Decalogue_Stone

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    • davidley on 30 September 2012 at 12:01 am

      and given Frank Hibben’s connection here, and the controversy around his discoveries and possible fraud, it does raise questions about the veracity of this rock…

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  • Keith Fitzpatrick-Matthews on 30 September 2012 at 11:21 am

    The Los Lunas inscription is already on the site; it was in an odd sub-category, so I’ve moved it here. I’m also intending an entry on the Bat Creek stone.

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  • Mike Jones on 2 December 2015 at 1:42 am

    The Angkor Stegosaurus might make a good entry

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