[Stones] Stone walkround video clip

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Not wanting a flare up, I'll post some non-controversial - nay, boring  
thoughts...
 
A "fashioned" face, unless totally obviously fashioned (which in this case  
is an aesthetic judgement I don't share) can only be determined by   examining 
the marks pretty forensically, and probably under a microscope, rather  like 
is done in the case of uncertain worked flint. Has this ever been done?  Does 
anyone have the expertise to do so? Would the original marks all have been  
obscured by erosion? I know that Terence has shown the marks to sculptors who  
think they are artificial but I don't feel their opinions can be taken as  
definitive.
There's also the fact that the Victorians and others much earlier were  
rather handy with hammers, so who is to say they didn't have a go? Once again,  
that's a matter for scientific investigation rather than mere visual  assessment 
i suppose. Universities are always looking for high profile but cheap  
projects. This seems ideal.
 
As for Thelma's idea of "selected" faces, my response is even more boring.  
We don't know and never will since who can say what the builders were thinking  
of?
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