Incised Stones at 33GU218

Incised Limestone Bird-human Figure - Day's Knob Archaeological Site    Incised Limestone Bird-human Figure - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

This limestone bird figure with a quasi-anthropomorphic face displays the distinctive decorative incision marks characteristic of many artifacts at this site.  Dr. Roy Mapes, professor of geology at Ohio University, and Dr. Eric Law, professor of geology at Muskingum University, have identified the deep and curved cuts in this stone as artificial.  This is also one of several pieces microscopically examined by rock art expert Dr. Arsen Faradzhev during a site visit in April 2005 and determined to be the product of human workmanship.

 Below:  A close-up of the incisions:

Incision Marks on Limestone Bird Figure - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

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Carved Sandstone - Day's Knob Archaeological Site
This bird-human figure in sandstone includes a finely carved/ground flying bird image, shown in close-up below:
Flying Bird Image - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

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Incised Limestone - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

A limestone with almost perpendicularly incised lines, shown refitted into the larger rock from which it was cut.  Compare this to the similarly shaped and incised Clovis-age limestone from the Gault site, below:  

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Incised Limestone - Day's Knob Archaeological Site
Incised Limestone - Day's Knob Archaeological Site
Incised Limestone - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

Three photos above:  Incised limestone bird figure.

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Incised Limestone Figure - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

Two-faced ("janiform") limestone zoo-anthropomorphic figure.

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Incised Limestone Bird Figure - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

Limestone bird figure.

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Spider Petroglyph - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

Bird-Human Petroglyph - Day's Knob Archaeological Site

Broader V-profile marks, decorative/symbolic carvings on flat sandstone.
 

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