Petroglyph Rock Designs
15 December 2025
Description

I found this rock a little over 35 years ago. I felt like this might be something special. To be honest i have forgotten about it for years until my mother brought it back to me and said one day this thing might bring you joy. I found it 35 years go with just part of the black sticking out the ground. Not really sure anything else about it.

Dimensions

4inchec tall, 5 inches wide

Acquired from
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For sale
Yes
Answered within 5 days
By Jonty C.
Dec 20, 10:00 UTC
Fair Market Value
$60 - $80 USD
Suggested Asking Price $90 USD
What does this mean?

An Andesite "Inca" stone, Peru
carved with "inca" human and animals, 4" x 5".

These were presented as ancient artifacts from Peru
The stones gained notoriety because their carvings depicted controversial subjects, such as humans coexisting with dinosaurs and advanced medical procedures.

They were introduced to the public in the 1960s by Peruvian physician Dr. Javier Cabrera Darquea, who amassed a collection of over 10,000 stones.

The scientific community largely considers the Ica stones to be a modern hoax; the farmer who supplied most of the stones admitted to carving them himself for profit.

Genuine pre-Columbian burial stones exist, but the ones depicting anachronistic scenes as above are considered modern fabrications.

Shane karimi Dec 26, 21:13 UTC

But this doesn't show Dinosaurs or Humans on it?

Shane karimi Dec 26, 23:03 UTC

This is what i found? any thoughts? (The Nazca Lines, created by the pre-Incan Nazca culture between roughly 100 BCE and 800 CE, feature numerous animal geoglyphs like hummingbirds, monkeys, spiders, condors, llamas, dogs, fish, and whales, alongside plants and geometric shapes, designed to be seen from above for rituals or honoring deities, with some of the oldest figures dating back to the earlier Paracas period) These look just like mine?

Jonty c. Dec 27, 07:47 UTC

Apologies I can't really say more as more research needs to be done by a Pre-Colombian Art expert either specialising in the field as a dealer or museum employee

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