Located in on the edge of Atlanta, Georgia in Fulton County, an
extraordinary pair of rock forms sit behind a local church. One
stands more than two meters tall and resembles a raptor, usually
described as an owl. Approximately thirty meters away is a large,
roughly spherical boulder known to many as Turtle Rock. The
author will argue that these forms actually represent a peregrine
falcon and a serpent’s head. Drawing on the symbolism of ancient
Mississippian culture, the author will hypothesize that these two
forms, located on the edge of what is thought to be an ancient
ceremonial ground, were intended to symbolize the cosmos.
