Treasure Signs and Symbols 101

[Old Dog]

A closeup like this will have SS jumping in and marking all over.

Just a suggestion Bill,
a pointer is a pointer.
Seen from one direction points one way.

 

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[Rawhide]

Its always confusing when you have some many pointers so close together, when one would do. Is there a statement being made as they came in three's?

 

[Shortstack]

A closeup like this will have SS jumping in and marking all over.

Just a suggestion Bill,
a pointer is a pointer.
Seen from one direction points one way.

ACTually, I was wondering how much of that chipping was caused by wildfires spaulling the stone surfaces.

 

[dsty]

Hello Casca when you have several symbols in one area measure and use compass, write it down please, they may lead you to where theres only two in a row with holes on an angle. One side of a windrose

 

[poorfarm]

casa i read somewhere that u look for smaller rock to confirm dir

 

[Shortstack]

Casca:
Ahhhhh........I couldn't work with ya staring at me so had to give you some "hollywoods". Did you notice that big incised owl on your right, too? That little rock, above and to your left has several symbols on it, too. Adjusting the lighting and contrast wouldn't bring them out any better.



This little Aztec might be holding the head of an enemy raised in triumph, but he MIGHT be playing hoopball, too. NOT basketball, but a game they played that required a round ball to be put through a small round stone loop. There would have been several of the loops mounted around the edge of the playing field. I don't know the rules, but I did see that game mentioned in one of the documentaries shown on T.V. (either the Discovery or History Channel).

 

[Rawhide]

Sorry for the Johnny Bravo moment.

Yes, too much info at this site.

 

[hadji009]

i think u kinda look like kevin costner.
ss started it! nice to meet u.

 

[Rawhide]

Would have posted this pic sooner if I knew it would be so much fun. That may just be my next avatar. Thanks, hadji009.

 

[hadji009]

all in good fun i will post 1 soon and u can have a go at me. brent

 

[Shortstack]

John:
I just did a quick bing search of "Aztec ball game" and found this site. Man, that game was really important to the folks. Ball courts were installed in a new area, right AFTER a temple was built. Read this page for some interesting info.
Now, for the most important point here. According to the "rules", the players could NOT touch the ball with their hands. Soooo, guess that little guy in your photo was not playing hoopball. Or at least, the Aztec version.

http://www.aztec-history.com/aztec-ball-game.html

 

[Rawhide]

SS,

Another member on here posted it could very well be a burial crypt of some sort. Not much to see inside, and no bodies. Few drawings and statues, maybe another cave attached to it. I do believe the other side of the mountain has some sort religious reference, but I dont know how the Aztec held church. its gonna take all summer or longer to get a better idea of the layout.

Will know more once I get a good copy of the cave drawings.

I only enter the areas the Spanish was in. There wont be much in the way of relics if its Toltec. If the Spanish left it alone, so am I.

Lots of owls here.

Turtles and Snakes, Hearts and daggers, men and women, faces, and owls(birds), then triangles. Im still not to the top yet.........

 

[ibaxman]

Hey old dog what did you mean about SS marking up the close-up photo ? Anyone see anything in that photo ?

 

[ibaxman]

Ok, continuing along the trail - under the first profile face is the heart. It appears the right lobe is a pointer... and it is... on the other side of this ridge is a hoyo

 

[ibaxman]

Here is the hoyo....

 

[Rawhide]

I like the yellow on the rocks. Geobotany tells me something is making the moss yellow. I didnt see the hoyo. You may be onto something. Keep on walking.

 

[ibaxman]

The huge rock with the hoyo is so obvious in the valley... is this an alpha or omega monument ? This is where I plan on starting my search. I need to look through the hoyo from the side I can see sky right? Any thoughts ?

 

[ibaxman]

Casca I'll edit that photo... its between the large rock and small one below the V... its far away

 

[ibaxman]

Casca, what does the yellow mean ? Here is the cropped hoyo pic

 

[ibaxman]

Ok, passing the heart and the hoyo farther north there is the last symbol "leading home" ... another profile face... as you pass it there is a clear V on the front and what appears to be a cut cross...