Saturday, April 11, 2015
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Wednesday, April 08, 2015
Buford's Serpent Gate
Above is my friend's driveway, just up the road from where I live. I had to wait a few months for the snow to go away, but I remember thinking: "That's another Serpent Gateway!"
There's the Law of Parsimony at work here: it was easier to leave that big stone alone than move it (just like it was easier to take the photos without getting out of the car). I am going to make a guess that the other side was easier to take apart when it came time to widen the old "cart path" when Buford built his house and put in the driveway.
I wonder if he has some "before photos..."
Could be a suggestion of a snake eye, looking out toward the Old Indian Trail to Nonnewaug, just before it meets up with CT Rte. 6 that was the Old Connecticut Path.
And maybe, when seen just right, it's also somewhat Anthropomorphic too perhaps...
Social media contributing to rock art vandalism (Utah)
"(Artist Jonathon) Bailey has noticed a disturbing trend. It used to be that he would find vandalism at three sites a year. Now, he says, he's finding it at as many as 10 sites annually.
"It's really almost murder," he said, describing the damage he's found to petroglyph panels, rock shelters and other sensitive cultural sites. "You're killing something that's existed for thousands of years..."
"...Mohsen acknowledges that online posts and social media are responsible for spreading the word about cultural sites that otherwise might rarely see visitors, but he said those posts also raise awareness about the need to protect these sites..Bailey shares Mohsen's hope that people will become more appreciative of Utah's prehistoric past. Until that happens, though, he wants people who find pristine cultural sites in remote areas to think before spreading word of their discovery online.
"The analogy I always use is don't give a site to anyone that you wouldn't give your credit card information to," he said.."
http://www.nbcnews.com/watch/nbc-news-channel/is-social-media-encouraging-vandalism-of-ancient-petroglyphs-424164931526
http://www.ksl.com/?sid=34132886&nid=148&title=social-media-contributing-to-rock-art-vandalism-artist-says&s_cid=queue-2
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