Archaeologists say that the 1.2-meter-high granite stone at Rufford Abbey, near Ollerton (England), dates back to around 150 CE. It was part of the column of the villa of the Roman emperor Antoninus Pius. Interestingly, visitors to the park often used the processed stone as a camera tripod.
Stone serving as tripod for photos is artifact
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