Tag: Paul S Marak

This standing cairn stone, pictured below, was the first large stone recovered from the Garden Site. It has four sides, representing the cardinal directions: north, east, south, and west. It rests atop the boulder below it, with a marker to help position the stone correctly.

Interestingly, this standing stone can be laid horizontally spanning across the two larger base-stones, forming a triangular opening between the three stones. This opening faces directly towards the winter solstice midday sun, suggesting that there might be additional stones just north of the site, where the sun might shine onto.

As a child growing up, I would watch ‘National Geographic’ specials on TV. The knowledge gained from those shows came into play, as soon as I noticed the repeating geometric patterns in the stones.

Shortly after noticing these repeating patterns, I referred to my memories of watching archaeologists uncover artifacts on the early NG documentaries. First off, I knew that I needed to log everything that pertained to my growing hypothesis: someone, at some point in time, quarried stones for carving and then buried them, including their stone tools. Additionally, the stones were placed intentionally, in conjunction with the patterns of the sun and moon, as their illumination played upon the surrounding landscape.

So then, I graphed the area, both horizontally and vertically: with each separate area having its own designation, represented by numbers and letters. Then, I systemically unearthed the site, sifting the contents through a 1/8″ screen.

I arrived in Missouri, a man without faith and only to meditate. Little did I know, my life was about to change in ways that I still find difficult to comprehend.

For the first couple of years, I just observed the natural flow of nature and its cyclical ties with the sun, moon, and stars.

Hello. Before phase2 of the Garden Site dig begins, I would like to review phase1, which was a preliminary unearthing to determine what it was that I was encountering, while digging in my Missouri garden. This review will consist of a series of posts, containing info on the dig process, discoveries made, and an in-depth preliminary conclusion. Phase2 is scheduled to begin early summer 2026.

(Disclosure- I am a seasoned finish carpenter, by trade; and so, I will be leaning on my understanding of finished surfaces, hand tools, and the relationship between the two, in terms of anatomic geometry, range-of-motion, and triangulation- as it plays upon a worked surface: Rock-art forensic archaeology.)

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