Coarse Stone Edge 02a (July 2012)

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Possible, yet highly uncertain prehistoric carving discovered on the Coarse Stone Edge area of Rombalds Moor in West Yorkshire. This stone was first identified by the CSI: Rombalds Moor project survey team in 2012. It appears to have been quarried and prepared for later splitting, with four evenly spaced feathering marks visible along the intended fracture line on the northern edge. Interestingly, a 'cup-like' depression equidistant from and following the same line as the feathering marks is located towards the lowered eastern edge. Did the creation of 'cup-like' depressions form part of the later quarrying process? Despite being skeptical about the prehistoric origins of the lower marking, the CSI team referenced the boulder 'Coarse Stone Edge 02a' on ERA. ERA information can be accessed at https://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/era/section/panel/details.jsf?eraId=2321 A three-dimensional model was created from 61 images captured by Richard Stroud, a member of the CSI team, in July 2012. The imagery was used as part of a trial of Structure from Motion techniques during recording.