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Rupert Soskin 234 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:15
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and so are you my friend:-)
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Pete G 3506 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:24
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so if its unique to the area then it wood have been noticed by neolithic man and revered because of this, hence the central position and the fact that the tomb was built around it and not incorporated as a structural support stone. Or, it was bought into the area, possibly for the same reason. Or, its just a fluke of stone texture. Whats needed is a sample. Being a protected monument chipping bits off is out of the question but someone like Rob may be able to get permission to get a core sample as was taken at Stonehenge leaving a plug that is unnoticable to most people. (I haven't found anyone yet who can show me the plugs at Stonehenge.) this is a job for the experts not any old sap, PeteG
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Pete G 3506 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:30
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oooh thats petrifying! I wonder if a rubbing of the stone would show up subtleties like wood graining? PeteG
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baza 1308 posts |
Edited May 13, 2009, 00:41
May 13, 2009, 00:39
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The nearest site of petrified wood that I'm aware of is in Cardigan Bay: http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/10128 which isn't a great distance away. So get your trunks on!
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Pete G 3506 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:43
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so that means the probablity is quite high that it is a petrified tree. I wonder if there are others that have gone unnoticed in other places? one of things I have noticed about all these internet sites about megaliths is that very few tell you what type of stone these monuments were created from. PeteG
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megadread 1202 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:44
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Oak my god, i've never read such terrible puns, they should bring back the birch for you lot. Is the site near the coast, maybe they found the stone on the beech. Don't hate me for this post i'm not very poplar as it is.
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Pete G 3506 posts |
May 13, 2009, 00:54
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if the stone was found on the beech it wood show signs of water wear and be quite smooth. The chunks that appear to be Cut could have been knocked off when the stone was dragged or moved overland. Knot a Poplar theory but willow more if the stone is tested. PeteG
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Pete G 3506 posts |
Edited May 13, 2009, 01:04
May 13, 2009, 01:02
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I bough to your superior research, I canopy cone paired..
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Pete G 3506 posts |
Edited May 13, 2009, 08:26
May 13, 2009, 01:16
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other fossillised tree's http://www.infobritain.co.uk/Fossilised_Tree.JPG http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/pictures/15/77/fossil-trees-155357.jpg http://www.bible.ca/tracks/tracks-petrified-tree.jpg http://www.geneticarchaeology.com/Images/Fossilised_Tree_Mystery_Solved_1.JPG http://www.foxysislandwalks.com/Lesvos/Petrified-Forest04.jpg http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/images/070731-fossilized-trees_big.jpg not very similar are they? PeteG
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Moth 5236 posts |
Edited May 13, 2009, 08:29
May 13, 2009, 08:29
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Hmmm. These ones are reasonably similar http://www.yourlocalweb.co.uk/images/pictures/15/77/fossil-trees-155357.jpg Of course it's gonna depend on the kind of tree & all sorts of other stuff anyway - after all, none of those pics look much like each other either.... love Moth
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