Ok folks…. I'm still waiting to hear from Dr. Jan Simek when he returns to civilization if this etched mud/clay mound are from some ancient times or possibly later Indians. If he says it's not from that time period then other possibilities will be explored. I was truly hoping that someone here would "see" something in the photo's to pass along. This is why I am NOT giving up on getting those quality photo's for better review. I just hope this mound is NOT a grave marker of some kind.
I still need to do some more MD'ing around the mounds surrounding area. But this task is really hard to do but I'll get it done. I totally failed Sunday getting quality photos done as planned. Just pass this etched mound the mud walls to look over begin. I tried using the military glow-sticks but they were NOT even close being up to the task. So that light source failed also in which to explore those area's with a mirror mounded stick. So it appears I'm still lacking a quality light source for an environment such as this.
Sunday while back there one of my smaller dogs headed up to the off-shoot cave by the entrance and entered it. Now this area is where I have seen those bobcat tracks coming / going before but I have not yet crawled in too (but could). My daughter and I just watched. The dog went far in and turned and looked left where the cavern appears to head when shining a light. The dog then went that way out of sight for a few moments and then returned. I was hoping the dog would come back out dragging an old saddle bag full of gold coins…. but the dog failed also. I'm now thinking of trying to excavate from the outside into this other forward cavern by entrance. Even a small hole would allow me to look within. But way to hot here now to attempt an effort such as this.
So I guess I'm going to have to go shopping and buy some quality lights and re-attempt to photo mound area. Also, re-think what light source I could utilize to peek over the mounds with a mirrored stick. I really want to crawl into the other cavern by entrance but after looking at it very closely while Frank was here I need to rethink this approach also. This entrance available for me to crawl through is very close to the outside wall of cave and the ceiling is cracked and lower on the right side giving it a very unstable appearance. I happen to have a grandson coming here next week to visit for awhile and he loves to explore also. He's larger and stronger than me… so maybe we'll attempt to excavate into the other cavern from the outside.
QUESTION: If this etched mound is not from ancients or Indians what is it doing there in the location it is in and why? What is its purpose. It's way up out of easy access (24"-30" ceiling). It's just pass natural light (no light). The mound itself appears carved out and shaped from its surrounding environment. It was made for a purpose…. WHY
Any ideas…. Brad
(Come on Frank.... This is why I hired you (think). Checks in the mail).
