bonuntr
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- Jun 7, 2012
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I've seen the burnt trees at what appears to be "mapped" or strategic locations in the field. The ones I know of are larger old trees broken off halfway and burnt on the outside though with nothing burnt in the vicinity. One is actually a "bearing" type tree where it aligns thru the uprights of a very old "Y" shaped tree or "goal post" tree at 330/150 degrees thru the uprights. Another is directly uphill from an aligned spot. A couple have a hoyo shape you follow, another one is "U" shaped at the top and very visible from a river bottom. One more similar thing is old white weathered branches laying on the ground that are shaved off and pointed and burnt at one end that point to a nearby rock marker such as a diamond shaped one.
I don't fully understand why the use of burnt trees or other things, I can only speculate a few. One would be to make it stand out, another would be to make it last in some shape or position (such as fire hardening, since they more or less are just fire scarred), another would be some sort of witchcraft related thing. I'm not sure it's really a specific group related thing like a calling card saying it's KGC or "OAK" but I'll look into it a little.
I don't believe these trees to be lightning strikes, (I dont think you do either),. I have seen many of the Y and Gunsight trees, fire treated to make them last. I have found several that if you look from the top down, they have been axed into a heart shape. They do point the way. On a side note, I found one of these fire treated trees that had a long branch left on it. In the end of the branch, it had been hollowed out, and three rocks had been carefully placed in it. I followed the trail apprx. 300 varas, and it split in to three trails, each one of them to a burial....I never discount burned trees, especially if they have been axe shaped prior to burning. These trees have lasted hundreds of years,(I actually have proof of that), and will likely be there for hundreds to come. The spanish/jesuits had a way of fire treating them that makes them hard as stone to this day....Just a thought...
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