A Tree Carving in California: Ancient Astronomers?

A Tree Carving in California: Ancient Astronomers?

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Amazingly, Saint Onge had just identified the West Coast's only known Native American arborglyph, one long hidden behind private property signs. But the discoveries didn't stop there. After spending more time at the site, Saint Onge realized that the carved crown and its relation to one of the spheres was strikingly similar to the way the constellation Ursa Major — which includes the Big Dipper — related to the position of Polaris, the North Star.

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This is an amazing discovery and proves that yet again we are underestimating the knowledge and wisdom of the ancient tribes that came before us. Imagine what we could learn from them if we were patient enough to understand.

Has anyone heard about this before? What kinds of implications do you think these findings will have on our study of these "simple" people?

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The Spainish Missions cut a long path right thru the Chumash territory beginning in Santa Barbara northeast to San Luis Obispo, San Miguel, and Santa Maria. The exact route of Hwy 101 to San Jose.
They made them Catholics and slaves.
Kind of fitting that Spain is bankrupt now.

I wonder what kinds of other things they will find, now that they are actually looking?

The Spanish were pretty fervent about "saving the savages" from the devil, who knows what they could have learned from these people if they would have listened.

Most of land is private property and used for cattle grazing. When the oak trees reach maturity, they are logged and trucked to saw mills in Fresno. Only riverbeds are left in original condition from the 1800s.
Not much for archialogists to have access. Oil companys own quite a lot property too and they just hire security to keep people far, far away.
Not good at all.