Tuesday 22 August 2017

Figure Stones - Rock a while Crocodile?

Bellow are a few images from my find site, as always numerous figurative possibilities can be seen, but could they show intended descriptions of crocodiles?

Crocodiles are suggested to have swam in the shallow seas of Europe as far back as 152 million years ago, as for when they could last be found wild in Britain? I do not know.

This small worked flint find in the above photo has a 3/4 gorilla face like image top left facing right. Head, ear, shoulder, eyes, ear, muzzle, and teeth like descriptions can be seen. A reasonable elephant head profile can also be deduced.

Above: A possible baby crocodile head motif?
 The above picture is of an eolith found in sedimentary layers dated to around 7MYA. It's not unreasonable to suggest that almost all of the flake removals were executed with intent of creating a crocodile/alligator head profile likeness.

 Above: A baby crocodile or frog head emerges from the water?

 Above: Not much modification is shown, but has the cortex been modified to show a thumb or finger nail? top left tip.