Omg, what type of cave is this? 30 feet long and 6 ft. Deep..

[Stella van gogh]

 

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[CaptEsteban]

I would not enter it. But, you could do something that we did in the Army in Vietnam, when we found tunnels , bunkers, caves. Place something that creates a LOT of smoke just inside the cave . Cover the entrance with a tarp & look for smoke coming out of different areas . That could find a different exit/entrance & also an escape route, if someone did enter it. Allow all smoke to clear for a long time !!

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[Stella van gogh]

Oh my, It feels so good to be around fellow treasure seekers whether it be gold, fossils, or whatever puts us all in crazy trances that we would rather be digging and exploring than anything else in the world....
Thankyou for all of your serious comments mixed with humor
I will be off the grid for a few days then I will head back out to cave with my backpack full of guns, drones, holy water, garlic around my neck, helmet , headlight, and my Indiana Jones Hat and leather whip...
Did I leave anything out? Bahahaha! Truly, I will get more detailed pics and post next week...

 

[creskol]

Looks a lot like a crude, man made "refrigerator" so to speak (aka root cellar) to store perishables in.

 

[Red-Coat]

Be careful!

 

[HunterNC]

Awsome cool find. I would not share it with the Lagenas brothers.

If you look very carefully about 3 feet to the right of the metal ring and maybe a foot above it you will see what looks like a very tiny arrow with a right angle and in it pointing down. Almost looks like graphics added to the picture but there is a small blade of grass going across it on the end. Does anybody else see it and have a clue what it is?

My guess this is a test pit for a mine and the metal ring is some form of leftover mining equipment. A lot of copper mines in that area and few iron and gold as well. The stone is to shore up the entrance so it does not collapse.

With that said I would be careful about going in. I doubt it would collapse but certainly would not try without a few friends, safety helmit, rope, and shovels. Probably through a few lit torches and a couple of fire crackers in first to see what happens. When you go back, check the spider webs carefully and see if they are disturbed which would indicate the presence of a larger animal.

 

[CRUSADER]

I would be in there like a rat up a drainpipe.

 

[Stella van gogh]

No. I didnt go in....the top is co ered with stone spikes for about 30 ft. , then there is an exit....I shined my flashlight in and it has a dirt floor and room to stand up....

 

[Tpmetal]

I have never seen a natural formation like that. it looks almost like intentionally stacked arches.

 

[Back-of-the-boat]

I actually think it is a natural formation because the area behind has stones jutting up in the same way.

 

[Stella van gogh]

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Hey, zero in on one the tall stones im archway. Does anyone see what looks like a devilish mask carved into stone or am I just up wsy to late??

 

[ARC]

I am surprised of no mention of the iron ring.

 

[hollARDog]

My bad if I missed this in a reply, but what is in the red circle?
Looks liked a crushed iron pot or vessel??🤔🤘

 

[CCDAMEEK]

I believe 'creskol' and 'unklemac' have the right idea, as I believe it is a man made root cellar / food storage facility of some type. I'm thinking early homesteaders or American Indians. Both would have used whatever material was available in the area. If that type of stone is not from that area, that would point to where the people who would have built the structure are from. I found the attached photo in a Massachusetts Archeology paper on stone structures. Local historians would probably be very interested in this.

 

[NJearthman]

 

[newnan man]

Where is this cave at, state, country?

 

[tamrock]

Where is this cave at, state, country?

We may never know.

 

[LandSeig]

Are rocks in your area naturally on end like that? I have seen basalt with folds from tectonic activity make patterns like that but it was solid rock. That looks pretty man made to me. What area/country are you in? You could do research on some of the natives in the area and the structures that they built. But I would definitely be getting a helmet and some friends and start sifting that dirt floor.

 

[Stella van gogh]

Do you think it was dug and made by humans or maybe during the ice age ?
nice pictures BTW

It is definitely man made...I wouldnt be surprised if it were prehistoric

Are rocks in your area naturally on end like that? I have seen basalt with folds from tectonic activity make patterns like that but it was solid rock. That looks pretty man made to me. What area/country are you in? You could do research on some of the natives in the area and the structures that they built. But I would definitely be getting a helmet and some friends and start sifting that dirt floor.

The rocks around here do not sit upright
...triangular or pyramid shaped were used one at a time spread out around perimeter of campsite to ward off evil spirits....Ive seen a lot of cliffs and overhangs where they would sleep or live but I honestly have not seen Indian
dwellings with such architecture
...the door is secure and archway is beautiful....the triangular spikes go across the top like a porcupine....

 

[DizzyDigger]

Looks like the kind of cave I'd want to stay the hell out of....

But, I would certainly consider strapping a light and a Go-pro onto
an RC truck and let it take the risk.

It might be best to avoid the politics before a Mod stops by and tells
us not to talk politics.