Found a wierd rock. INGOers want to help with ID? millstone ? lots of pics

[Roadie]

carp

FTFY

 

[Bigtanker]

Updates???

 

[bwframe]

[video=youtube_share;s7L2PVdrb_8]http://youtu.be/s7L2PVdrb_8[/video]

 

[yote hunter]

You wouldn't think its been threre that long cause as the ground would freeze and thaw and rain it wound of sunk into the ground, unless its not that heavy... Isn't limestone soft ? It don't even look that dirty or even have mold growing on it... Looks to clean to me... The teeth or whatever they are are not even worn, you would also think that the weather would wear on it and eroad the stone asto round the edges... Just my two cents... ?

 

[williamnewman1]

alright, final update. I have shown this to a few mills and whatnot and most didn't have a clue. The ideas that a few came up with were the same as INGO.
A few people (as well as on INGO) have seen it and seem to have figured it out.

The 26 flutes (or scallops) are consistant with common Ionic columns. The holes drilled in the side every 4th tooth and the square hole in the center are consistant with placement in a limestone lathe. This was found very close to the corner of the property (that has been a property line for a long time) most likely was a property marker or something like that.

Soooooo ......

The conclusion is that it was an end piece of a limestone column, cut off the column after it was made, discarded and ended up as a property marker.

Pretty Freakin cool if you ask me

 

[hoosierdoc]

But now how are you going to know where your property ends?!

 

[pudly]

By removing that rock, he has removed that limitation.

 

[CathyInBlue]

Have the property line intersection resurveyed, sink an 18" - 24" concrete column right there, well plumbed, cut a square post in the remaining column to fit the central square hole, terminating at about 30" above the ground, and then have the thing lifted and set down on that post, smooth side up. Viola, a property marker that is also a picnic table.

 

[jamil]

By removing that rock, he has removed that limitation.

Ok, since his property is now boundless, are his property taxes now boundless?

 

[williamnewman1]

Have the property line intersection resurveyed, sink an 18" - 24" concrete column right there, well plumbed, cut a square post in the remaining column to fit the central square hole, terminating at about 30" above the ground, and then have the thing lifted and set down on that post, smooth side up. Viola, a property marker that is also a picnic table.

its funny you say that, I think we are going to make a little porch table out of it .

Will get a picture after its mounted

 

[chezuki]

Possibly a cross-section of a limestone column?

Ooh...oooh!!! What do I win?!?

 

[jagee]

Ooh...oooh!!! What do I win?!?

Praise and admiration

 

[singlestacksig]

You wouldn't think its been threre that long cause as the ground would freeze and thaw and rain it wound of sunk into the ground, unless its not that heavy... Isn't limestone soft ? It don't even look that dirty or even have mold growing on it... Looks to clean to me... The teeth or whatever they are are not even worn, you would also think that the weather would wear on it and eroad the stone asto round the edges... Just my two cents... ?

IT may have been there for many years, & this year it was cold enough to frost heave it up out of the ground..

 

[williamnewman1]

chezuki , if you think you win the rock............... you would be wrong. Tell u what you can have one of the chips that came off of it

and of course my praise and admiration

 

[Frosty]

I'd just tell everybody it was aliens... That would be a cool story!

 

[hoosierdoc]

I'm kinda thinking this could be a recurring thread topic. Was kinda fun.

 

[chezuki]

I'm kinda thinking this could be a recurring thread topic. Was kinda fun.

I think we had a similar one that ended up being hard drive magnets. Definitely fun threads.

 

[chezuki]

Here it is...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/break-room/287846-what-thing.html

 

[williamnewman1]

I enjoyed myself as well. If i find more artifacts I will be sure to post them on INGO.
Heck INGO was faster than any of the "professionals" anyway

 

[halfmileharry]

I enjoyed myself as well. If i find more artifacts I will be sure to post them on INGO.
Heck INGO was faster than any of the "professionals" anyway

"Heck" we just wanted something to shoot! HEY! WE are the Professionals here on INGO. INGO RULES! OR...INGO "Rocks"