Petroglyphs and a Stone Bowl Quarry Macon Co., NC

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This location includes at least three soapstone boulders, containing petroglyphs as well
as a stone bowl quarry.   Some of the glyphs appear to have been made with steel tools.

I'm starting this album with 3 images of the same (most westerly) rock, since each photo
shows slightly varying details that were made visible by the changing light conditions.

Boulder A In this first image, cloudy conditions provided flat lighting.

Boulder A Other markings are seen in this image, taken in mid-afternoon sun.

Boulder A A few more details show here, about an hour after the previous image.

Detail of Boulder A, showing "turkey tracks".

More details from another section of Boulder A

Another section of Boulder A

Boulder B, about quadruple the size of Boulder A. It appears that a section of this rock was cut out at some time in the past. That piece was found buried nearby, and is now at the land-owner's home.

Boulder B, left (west) side

Boulder B, upper middle edge

Boulder B, right side detail

Another area of Boulder B's right side

Bowl preform at the base of Boulder B

Bowl removal scar on Boulder B

Boulder B, with Boulder C above it...

Boulder C, with bowl preform on near side

A wider view of the site From L-R - Boulders A, B and C

Petroglyph Index

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