Red Mule Ranch - Ancient Spirits Timeless Art

Three trees fell in 2016 and upon cleaning up the mess, the topsoil washed away to reveal this structure. What's more, it was covered in artistic motifs. It became so photogenic, one felt obligated to take a picture every time it was seen, Hence it obtained the name, "THE OBLIGATORY".

This odd but very clear pattern seemed familiar right away, although it was not initially clear WHY it was so familiar. As the work went forward to try to find the match for this little pattern , the image was compared unsuccessfully for span of several years. Ultimately, the match was found. 

 An unexpected sight at the Red Mule Ranch. The scroll work and the repetition was obviously no natural accident, nor was it the result of randomly flowing materials that somehow coalesced. This is stone artwork, it likely pertains to the ancients. More importantly, it's not alone.

This altar stone was unearthed in La Venta, Mexico. La Venta was home to one of the known Proto-Mayan civilizations thought  to arrive around 1200 BC. We're not saying the Olmec were here, but the Olmec must have noticed something we did as well. That would be the repeating. patterns that seem to have been placed all around us.

Side by side, one can clearly see the motifs follow a consistent pattern. More examples of this pattern can be seen in the gallery above. The standard explanation is an offhanded reference to pariedolia. There may be a little bit of that, but when the consistency is clearly measurable, comparable and repeating in every medium...

Combined with the evidence seen in Jackson and elsewhere in Northern California. It is undeniably time to reconsider the archaeology we have accepted and take a closer, more objective look beyond the periods of known human habitation. Which, according to the accepted textbooks, doesnt go much further back than the last ice age.

The oldest reserved Mayan codex is the Dresden Codex. Dated (approximately) to the 13th/14th century, it is also the most ancient written document native to the Americas that archaeology has acknowledged.

Many of the glyphs in the Dresden Codex remain to be deciphered, and not much seems to be understood about the Mayan culture to this day. There is, arguably, a stylistic consistency among the various ancient cultures in the hemisphere, Asia, and  much within the Ring of Fire.

Of course, art and appreciation of art is uniquely subjective. However, when it comes to style. certain civilizations are fairly identifiable. The art and ruins found here are special and unique as well, yet seem somehow related to ancient art and architectural styles found all over the ancient world (i.e. Gobekli Tepe, Machu Picchu. etc,). 

Not always immediately apparent (though thoroughly prolific), the stones found on the ranch were clearly displaying a stylistically consistent set of patterns. Moreover, some of these patterns were repeating geographically.

For examples of this phenomena, click this link
Observations on Creation 

The possibility of ancient expressive art styles in Northern California having a common origin or source with other ancient cultures and civilizations from all over the world is a topic for the ages (and highly debatable), but even casual observation may bring the question to mind.

Back to Amador. There has been academic speculation for some time that would suggest a substantially older civilization existed in Northern California. It may be argued that there is sufficient tangible evidence to support the veracity of this theory. It is one contention that, though worse-for-wear, the proof is all around us.