A BRIEF REJOINDER TO THE NOTION OF NORSE STONEHOLES IN MINNESOTA: Empirical Evidence Reveals a Pattern Emerging...
What I am proposing here are three examples of what I believe were purposefully "cracked-off" slabs of rock from authentic, handmade Norse stoneholes in this Minnesota region. I am also proposing that these slabs of rock were purposely cracked-off at the same time of each stonehole's making. But why would a Norseman do this? I believe the answer is simply, "to grab a returning Norseman's attention." In this case, they have grabbed my attention...and a pattern seems to have emerged. One might say that this new knowledge is based on empirical evidence called "sense experience," which in these three cases involves simple visual observation. What I have seen is that in each of these three cases, the same approximate aging exists in the area around the stoneholes as in the stoneholes themselves. Below are photos I have taken of the three stonehole rocks in question. I will present them to you in the same chronological order as I took notice of the