Long been fascinated by these carvings. I think this stone will be the Rosetta Stone of Stonehenge. Seen with other original markings on 59a and the back of 54. There’s definitely method in the carvers’ madness.
![Stonehenge Stone 28 a sarsen on the outer ring showing the carved curves on the outer face of the stone. Rendered in a rust texture to emphasise the swirling patterns.](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/s28-rusted.56-1024x1024.png)
Long thought of as a face, with prominent brows, certainly the shape has been enhanced by the swirling concentric lines. If it is a face, the carvings may be Māori-like tattoos. But, what about the three notches in the right eyebrow?
![Back of Stone 28](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/back-left-819x1024.jpg)
![Oblique view of the back of Stonehenge's S28](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/back-right-820x1024.jpg)
![Front view of S28](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/front-819x1024.jpg)
![Oblique from left of S28](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/left-820x1024.jpg)
![Oblique from right of S28](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/right-819x1024.jpg)
Several views around Stonehenge’s Stone 28 with the correct colours of moss, lichen and rotted sarsen.
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/s28-rusted.152-768x1024.png)
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/s28-rusted.159.png)
There is some speculation that these are conchoidal fractures. I think, perhaps. Perhaps they started out as fractures during shaping of the sarsen and they were later enhanced.
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stonehenge-Stone-28-with-the-swirl-carving-summer-sunset-2-819x1024.png)
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stonehenge-Stone-28-with-the-swirl-carving-summer-sunset-819x1024.png)
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stonehenge-Stone-28-with-the-swirl-carving-summer-sunrise-819x1024.png)
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stonehenge-Stone-28-with-the-swirl-carving-summer-late-morning-819x1024.png)
![](https://www.buystonehenge.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Stonehenge-Stone-28-with-the-swirl-carving-false-lighting-819x1024.png)