Riddle Of The Round Stones

Archaeological research workers from the Uni versity of Papua New Guinea and the Australian National University plan a dig at the New Guinea village of Rang in the Dei Council area near Hagen in an effort to solve the mystery of 19 stones un earthed by two Tibiga clansmen while preparing a site for a house. The men, Kunjil Engk—left in pic ture —and Engk Gul, found the stones arranged in a complete circle with one piece in the centre. Nine of the stones were clearly marked with faces and others appeared to have beards chiselled on the stone. The men took one look at their find and ran away frightened. They plucked up courage later and took the stones home. That was in July, 1969.

Now, the stones have been brought out of hiding to present the archaeologists with a riddle. Are they remnants of an earlier race of people?