Karola Bryant reading stones in the northerneastern US, an archeological study

   In a recent publication about the Wonderwerk formation in the Kalahari desert, it is described as the oldest home ever found. It states that the cave was occupied 1.8 million years ago. It is said to contain the earliest records of tool making and fire. In the article there is a large stalagmite pillar in the middle of the photograph. A colleague had recognized the same patterns in the pillar as in the totem designs I was finding here in Maine. In this article the researchers are using the orientation of the clay particles and the history of the magnetic field at the time the particles settled on the cave floor to find dates. They are also able to get information from grains of sand collected on the cave and the varying isotopes to further workout the time frame for stone tools and debris left behind in layers by our ancestors. It was pointed out by my colleague that this may shed some light on when the totem design took shape.       I was able to contact the McGregor Museum Kimberl

      I have been working at mapping out characters on the totem stone on most of the previous publications in hope of finding a potential timeline. Finding images in the stones around me has not been easy. Trying to convince the folks around me was like bringing a horse to water. Even those most close to me would find jest in my efforts, suggesting we play the pareidolia game. I am happy to say that I now have support from most of my loved ones. In this publication I would like to thank those that were brave enough to believe. This does require an open mind and a good eye. It helps if you already have an interest in art or archeology.       At first I did not really care about the timeline. I was often probed for the chronology of this work, as if it was the only matter that would make the work real.  I suggested that as an artist, I was more interested in just making the public aware that this art existed. I became a crusader trying to bring light to the images I was finding in stone