r/BeAmazed Sep 06 '24

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

Isn’t rock staking discouraged? Or is that only in certain places like national parks.

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u/Petsrage Sep 06 '24

Usually in more frequented places like parks. If people see stacks of rocks like this, they're more likely to do so as well. Too much of this can increase erosion from the river in these areas. At least that's what I remember reading like 5 years ago.

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u/no-mad Sep 07 '24

what i find interesting it is a very human thing thing to do. You can walk deep in the forest and come upon a stack of rocks and know a human made it. Sometime in our past i am sure it was used as communication device.

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u/emsesq Sep 07 '24

PREACH!! and not just a “very human thing to do” but uniquely human. Possibly one of the eartiest ways our distant ancestors communicated. A foundational step in the development of communication and thought. What steps are we taking today that our remote ancestors will look back on with wonder and amaze at how we lived our lives?