Ancient Navigation Tools with William Smith,
03/01/2007
William is an engineer retired from the automotive industry. He is also the founder of The Hunter's Ohio Rock, THOR, group on yahoo.
William's interest in ancient navigation tools and techniques began when he and his wife, Gloria, almost literally stumbled upon one small corner of what turned out to be a 500 pound rock that had been laboriously carved into a mold for "something". That was more than three decades ago and William's quest continues, trying to find the proof of the actual purpose, but his work with "the rock" to date has steered him along many interesting paths and introduced him to some very interesting and knowledgable people.
Below are the Quicktime VR (3D) images of the Ohio Rock. Click on a thumbnail image to view the image. You will need a Quicktime Plugin for your browser to view these files. If you do not have this plugin use the link below to download a free version from Apple Computers. 
Rectangular object inside the well of the stone is a $5 bill for size reference.
William's group has also investigated anumber of other ancient navigation tools and techniques of recording voyages. Many, many interesting photos, hypothoses, and speculations are to be found at the THOR page on Yahoo.
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