Ica Stones

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By Brian Kufel

A Collection of Ica Stones

The Ica Stones are a series of andesite stones supposedly dug up by Basilio Uschuya along with other farmers in the 1960s. They draw their name from the Ica province of Peru where they were supposedly created. The stones were notably collected and popularized by Dr. Javier Cabrera. These stones depict anachronistic drawings, most famously dinosaurs. They have been used to prove the co-existence of humans and dinosaurs to support claims to a young earth or the existence of modern humans for hundreds of millions of years and their guidance by aliens. These claims are made by young-earth creationists as well as ancient astronaut theorists. Uschuya has since admitted to manufacturing the stones in an interview with Erich Von Daniken, making them forgeries.

History

An Ica Stone Depicting a Human Riding a Triceratops

Pseudoarchaeological Narratives

The narratives around these stones changes depending on the overarching claims that a specific theorist is trying to make. Generally, these overarching claims can be split into two groups, Young Earth Creationists, and Ancient Astronaut Believers. The narratives of these two groups draw on the Ica stones as evidence but make dramatically different claims. The variance in conclusions does show that these stones by themselves do not necessarily prove a single interpretation, but if accepted as true, they do invalidate the work of Archaeology.