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Big Discovery in GT Bay!
9/6/07
©2007 Chris Doyal
The granite rock has markings that resemble a mastodon with what could be a spear in its side, say divers who have seen it.
They came across the boulder while searching for shipwrecks in June, said Mark Holley, a scientist with the Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve Council.
"When you see it in the water, you're tempted to say this is absolutely real," Holley said Tuesday during a news conference with photos of the boulder on display. "But that's what we need the experts to come in and verify."
It was part of a row of stones of varying sizes that might have marked the shoreline 6,000 to 10,000 years ago, Holley said.
The boulder with the markings is 3.5 to 4 feet high and about 5 feet long. Photos show a surface with numerous fissures. Some may be natural while others appear of human origin, but those forming what could be the petroglyph stood out, Holley said.
The Grand Traverse Bay group plans further research and consultations with outside specialists.
"We want to get them involved with this project so that we can categorically prove it," Holley said.
-John Flesher AP