Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The Old Man of Hoy in Orkney is a rock pillar that from certain angles is said to resemble a standing man. [3] Queen Victoria's Rock on the Isle of Barra is a rock formation near Northbay on the north side of the A888, looking toward the west, which resembles the profile of the elderly Queen Victoria. [4]
The Makapansgat pebble or Makapansgat cobble (ca. 3,000,000 BP) is a pebble with natural chipping and wear patterns that make it look like a crude rendition of a human face, in fact at least two possible faces. [1] Some scholars argue that it is the oldest known manuport. [1] [2] [3] [4]
JFK Profile Rock, a black lava rock on the island of Maui in Hawaii that resembles John F. Kennedy; Lincoln Rock in the state of Washington, geological feature that resembles the profile of Abraham Lincoln; Maiden Rock, Idaho; Mansface Hill, Wyoming; Mother Ann, a rock formation in Massachusetts that resembles the silhouette of a reclining ...
Mysterious ancient ‘human face’ rock carvings revealed by receding waters in Amazon. Vishwam Sankaran. October 25, 2023 at 2:58 AM.
The rock formation, 1,200 feet (370 m) above Profile Lake, was 40 feet (12 m) tall and 25 feet (7.6 m) wide. The Old Man of the Mountain is called "Stone Face" by the Abenaki and is a symbol within their culture. [3] It is also a symbol to the Mohawk people. The first written mention of the Old Man was in 1805.
"Olmec-style" face mask in jade. The Olmec civilization developed in the lowlands of southeastern Mexico between 1500 and 400 BC. [3] The Olmec heartland lies on the Gulf Coast of Mexico within the states of Veracruz and Tabasco, an area measuring approximately 275 kilometres (171 mi) east to west and extending about 100 kilometres (62 mi) inland from the coast. [4]
A footprint (replica shown) [1] carved into the rock on Dunadd, in Argyll, is linked to the crowning of the Scots kings of Dál Riata. A petrosomatoglyph is a supposed image of parts of a human or animal body in rock. They occur all over the world, often functioning as an important form of symbolism, used in religious and secular ceremonies ...
It was more than two decades ago when an Arizona man called sheriff's deputies in Yavapai County, Ariz., to report a unique and disturbing discovery: While perusing his childhood rock collection ...