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A "Feline in Lordosis" sculpture from the Spout Run archaeological site in...
Feline in Lordosis sculpture at Spout RunFrom the Spout Run archaeological site, Bluemont, Virginia. The cat is in silhouette facing left here. It may be encrusted with remnants of a red ochre based...
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Adam Arkfeld compares Virginia mammoth sculpture to Avdeevo, Russia, example
Adam Arkfeld find, identified as a mammoth sculpture, found in immediate context of other stones with mammoth imagery, Arkfeld archaeological site, #44FK732, Clear Brook, VirginiaKen Johnston...
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Giant diamond-shaped plaques from the Arkfeld site in Virginia demonstrate...
Arkfeld site, #44FK732, Clear Brook, VirginiaGiant diamond-shaped plaques found by Adam Arkfeld in a context of other portable rock art objects and tools. They have no apparent tool function or wear...
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Arkfeld site in Virginia has robust type human head depictions
Adam Arkfeld find, Clear Brook, VirginiaFrom the sample test dig at the Arkfeld site, numerous animal and human sculptures were identified. Ken Johnston interprets this as a human head sculpture...
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An abraded and incised stone from Arkfeld site, #44FK732
Arkfeld site abraded and incised stoneRadial incisions flare from the rounded aspect of the abraded surface Approx. 8cm lengthSample of some tools from the context of the incised stoneIn a great...
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Mammoth imagery at Arkfeld site may include simplified geometric...
Suspected mammoth figures, with very flat bases upon which they stand, from Arkfeld site, Clear Brook, Virginia. A total of eight different mammoth forms are seen in this article.Close up of mammoth...
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Arkfeld site "baby mammoth" interpretation is supported by human face masks...
"Baby mammoth" sculpture identified by Adam Arkfeld, Arkfeld site, #44FK732, Clear Brook, Virginia The mammoth is seen in black with trunk directed to the right. Stone is approximately 10cm length. The...
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Virginia horse country in the Stone Age at the Arkfeld farm
Horse head figure, Arkfeld site, #44FK732, Clear Brook, Virginia Side 2 of horse head figure, 15cm lengthLarge horse head sculptureLife-size horse head sculpture weighing about 45kg (100 lbs.) greets...
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Arkfeld site bird figures include two "sleeping ducks" combined with human...
Bird figure, Arkfeld site, #44FK734, Clear Brook, VirginiaRussian Siberia Paleolithic bird figure from Early Art of the Northern Far East: The Stone Age, M.A. Kiriyak, Bird shapes identified by Adam...
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A Ground Sloth head sculpture from the Arkfeld site, #44FK734, Clear Brook,...
This 18cm in length zoomorphic shaped stone identified by Adam Arkfeld is interpreted by Ken Johnston as a sculpture of the head of a Ground Sloth. Reconstruction model of a ground sloth.Artifact from...
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A statuette from the Arkfeld site
Standing sculpture identified by Adam Arkfeld, Clear Brook, Virginia
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A limestone bar pendant from the Arkfeld site, Clear Brook, Virginia
A limestone bar pendant from the Arkfeld site, Clear Brook, Virginiainterpretation by Adam Arkfeldscale in inches
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Arkfeld site standing proboscidean figure
Proboscidean (family of elephants) figure, Adam Arkfeld, Clear Brook, Virginia12.5cm
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Another mammoth head icon from the Arkfeld site
Mammoth head figure intrepretation by Adam Arkfeld, Clear Brook, VirginiaMammoth head portable rock art form compared to contemporary art wood carving is added to others found in close proximity by...
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Possible canine head figure from the Arkfeld site
Adam Arkfeld identified an animal head figure here, perhaps a canineSide 2 of animal head figureCredit: Anthropos Museum, Brno, the Czech Republic, courtesy of Mietje GermonpreA fragment of a large...
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A possible North American lion head sculpture from the Arkfeld site
Arkfeld site, #44FK734, Clear Brook VirginiaInterpreted by Ken Johnston as a possible lion head figure based on stonework details on the mouth/muzzle/chin area. The elongated and somewhat boxy head is...
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Limestone human head profile from Arkfeld site
Adam Arkfeld find, Clear Brook, Virginia, 20cm tallKen Johnston interpretation of a simple face image nested in the profile sculpture. This person is portrayed as having a protruding chin with a cleft.
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Human head figure on a cobble in Paleolithic tradition found at Spout Run...
From the Spout Run archaeological site, Bluemont, Virginia. An illustration of an Upper Paleolithic "cobble mask" from Siberia, RussiaBol'shoi El'gakhchan I site, from Early Art of the Northern Far...
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A balance-engineered human and animal combination figure stone may depict the...
Chris White find, Spout Run archaeological site, Bluemont, Virginia, was recognized for its zoomorphic propertiesKen Johnston interpretation of human head left profile figuration, split with an animal...
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"Face on diamond shape" art motif found in European Lower Paleolithic context...
Face on diamond-shaped rock, identified by DeAnna Jerore at the Spout Run site, Bluemont, VirginiaThe "face on diamond" motif has been described by early art researcher Ursel Benekendorff of Germany....
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