The Granby Stone

the carved stone

The Granby Stone is a non-authenticated artefact, often associated with out-of-place artifact (OOPArt) collections. It features engraved images that appear to depict dinosaurs alongside human-like figures or elephants. Found in Granby, Colorado, it is sometimes cited in discussions questioning established timelines of human and dinosaur coexistence, though it is not recognized by mainstream archaeology. The discovery of a ‘stone idol’ found at Granby, Colorado is described on pp 36-7 of Hubbard’s 1925 report on The Doheny Scientific Expedition to the Hava Supai Canyon, Northern Arizona, October and November, 1924, published by the Oakland Museum, of Oakland, CA. Reportedly, a Mr. Jordan was excavating for a garage or a cellar and uncovered this stone at a depth of 12 feet. He found many utensils, etc., in the same place, thus giving the presumption of a settlement. The stone is said to be an exceedingly hard green material, and like nothing ever known of in the neighborhood, suggesting that it may have been brought from a distance. The stone features carvings that critics suggest represent Apatosaurus or Diplodocus, often with an accompanying elephant-like figure.

The Granby Stone is generally considered modern or a hoax by scientists, rather than an ancient artefact. The object is now lost, but the hunt for it is said to have recently turned up new leads, pointing amateur investigators north to Minneapolis and the University of Minnesota's Anthropology Department.

There is some confusion, the object is sometimes linked to another find a "Granby Runestone" in Sweden, which is a legitimate 11th-century Viking-era artifact, but this is distinct from the, often called, "Granby Stone".

You can buy a replica on eBay, and this is where the photo used here is from.