Perhaps I myself was too harsh in my reply to you.
You wrote: , " it definitely has the appearance of abstract glyphs" "appear to be intentionally man-made" "abstract style aligns more with Native American styles than European influenced styles" When they visited the remarked that the carvings looked to be stone pecked not made with modern tools These are comments from people that have PERSONALLY visited the artifact...."
You see, this was precisely why I was willing to presume the person or people who visited your site very likely had the type of experience I would hope to see in order to render an educated judgement. But, because neither I nor anyone else here knows Nikki Schwends, or their background and experience with petroglyphs, I could only say "if" they had the relevant experience with such things, accept their judgement and be a caretaker for the rock and site. It sounded to me, from my own experience, that they were making judgements based on experience. They were looking for what I would have looked for. That's why I said I could see the triangle design, and it did not look natural, it looked pecked.
Good luck in any further research you undertake with your rock and it's markings. I do agree with Hoss that it does not resemble granite, at least in the photos. It would also be very unusual, I believe, to find any petroglyphs on granite. In much of the Great Basin, for instance, many are found on basalt. Here in the Northeast, sandstone was the usual outcrop of choice.
You wrote: , " it definitely has the appearance of abstract glyphs" "appear to be intentionally man-made" "abstract style aligns more with Native American styles than European influenced styles" When they visited the remarked that the carvings looked to be stone pecked not made with modern tools These are comments from people that have PERSONALLY visited the artifact...."
You see, this was precisely why I was willing to presume the person or people who visited your site very likely had the type of experience I would hope to see in order to render an educated judgement. But, because neither I nor anyone else here knows Nikki Schwends, or their background and experience with petroglyphs, I could only say "if" they had the relevant experience with such things, accept their judgement and be a caretaker for the rock and site. It sounded to me, from my own experience, that they were making judgements based on experience. They were looking for what I would have looked for. That's why I said I could see the triangle design, and it did not look natural, it looked pecked.
Good luck in any further research you undertake with your rock and it's markings. I do agree with Hoss that it does not resemble granite, at least in the photos. It would also be very unusual, I believe, to find any petroglyphs on granite. In much of the Great Basin, for instance, many are found on basalt. Here in the Northeast, sandstone was the usual outcrop of choice.
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