In the center and south of Romania, far from the cities, there are amazing stones. The locals call these stones "trovant" (translated from Romanian letters - "concretion"). These stones can not only grow, but also multiply. In most cases, these stones have a rounded or streamlined shape and are devoid of sharp chips. In appearance, they are not much different from any other boulders, of which there are many in these places. But after the rain, something incredible begins to happen to the trovants: they, like mushrooms, begin to grow and increase in size.

Each trovant weighing only a few grams can eventually grow and weigh more than a ton. Young stones grow faster, with age, the growth of trovant slows down.

Growing stones consist mostly of sandstone. Their internal structure is also very unusual: if you cut a stone in half, then on the cut, like a saw cut of a tree, you can see several age rings centered around a small solid core.

Despite the uniqueness of trovants, geologists are in no hurry to classify them as phenomena inexplicable to science. According to scientists, growing stones, although unusual, their nature can be explained. Geologists say that trovants are the result of a long process of cementation of sand that took place millions of years in the bowels of the earth. Such stones appeared on the surface during strong seismic activity.

Scientists have also found an explanation for the growth of trovants: stones increase in size due to the high content of various mineral salts under their shell. When the surface gets wet, these chemical compounds begin to expand and press on the sand, causing the stone to "grow".

Nevertheless, there is one feature of the Trovants that geologists are unable to explain. Living stones, in addition to growing, are also able to multiply. It happens like this: after the surface of the stone gets wet, a slight bulge appears on it. Over time, it grows, but when the weight of the new stone becomes large enough, it breaks off from the mother.

The structure of the new trovants is the same as that of other, older stones. There is also a core inside, which is the main mystery for scientists. If the growth of the stone can somehow be explained from a scientific point of view, then the process of dividing the stone core defies any logic. In general, the process of reproduction of trovants resembles budding, which is why some experts seriously thought about the question of whether they are a hitherto unknown inorganic life form.

Local residents have known about the unusual properties of trovants for hundreds of years, but they do not pay much attention to them. Previously, growing stones were used as building materials. Trovants can often be found in Romanian cemeteries - large stones are set as tombstones because of their unusual appearance.

Marked for some trovants and one more ability. Like the famous crawling rocks from California's Death Valley Preserve, they sometimes move from place to place.

Today, trovantes are one of those sights of Central Romania, which tourists from all over the world come to stare at. In turn, resourceful Romanians make souvenirs and jewelry from small trovants, and therefore each guest has the opportunity to bring a piece of stone miracle with them from their trip.

Many owners of souvenir stones claim that trovant memorabilia, when wet, begin to grow, and sometimes they move around the house without permission, which makes a rather creepy impression.

The largest accumulation of growing stones was recorded in the Romanian region of Valcea. On its territory there are trovants of various shapes, sizes and colors. In connection with the great interest of tourists, in 2006, the Valčina authorities in the village of Costesti created the only open-air museum of Trovantes in the whole country. Its area is 1.1 hectares.

The most unusual-looking growing stones from all over the area are collected on the territory of the museum. For a small fee, those who wish can view the exposition and purchase small samples as souvenirs.

Stones similar to Romanian trovants are also found in other countries of the world. We have something similar in Russia. For several years now, on the territory of the Kolpnyansky district of the Orel region, in the village of Andreevka and its environs, rounded stone blocks have appeared from underground, as if by magic, on the surface. They can be seen in fields, gardens, near houses and in household plots.
Oryol growing stones look like sticky sand, but this is a deceptive fragility. In fact, these stones are very durable, and in order to break off even a small fragment from them, great efforts must be made.

The sizes of the stones vary greatly. There are both small growing stones and huge blocks several meters long, resembling building slabs, in the vicinity of Andreevka.
Both geologists and local historians are trying to understand the nature of this phenomenon. Growing stones are very popular with local residents.

They are endowed with mystical properties, it is believed that boulders growing from underground are rich in the life-giving power of mother earth. Some even transported a few stones and decorated the road to the local holy springs with them. Others build decorative rockeries from stones in their backyards and use them as finishing materials for houses.

The uncommonness of the Trovantes sometimes leads to the emergence of very bold and, at first glance, implausible opinions and hypotheses, the authenticity of which official science is in no hurry to recognize. A number of researchers, as already mentioned, believe that trovants are representatives of an inorganic life form. The principle of their existence and structure have nothing to do with the same characteristics of already studied species of flora and fauna. At the same time, growing stones can turn out to be both the indigenous inhabitants of our planet, who have quietly existed side by side with humans for thousands of years, and representatives of unearthly life forms that have fallen to earth with meteorites or introduced by aliens.

It is quite possible that people are looking for other forms of life in the wrong place, real aliens have long been among us, and we simply do not notice them.

In the center and south of Romania, far from the cities, there are amazing stones. The locals even came up with a special name for them - trovants. These stones can not only grow and move, but also ... multiply.

In most cases, these stones have a rounded or streamlined shape and are devoid of sharp chips. In appearance, they are not much different from any other boulders, of which there are many in these places. But after the rain, something incredible begins to happen to the trovants: they, like mushrooms, begin to grow and increase in size.

Each trovant weighing only a few grams can eventually grow and weigh more than a ton. Young stones grow faster, with age, the growth of trovant slows down.

Growing stones consist mostly of sandstone. Their internal structure is also very unusual: if you cut a stone in half, then on the cut, like a saw cut of a tree, you can see several age rings centered around a small solid core.



Scientists cannot find an explanation for this phenomenon.



Reproduction by budding

Trovants have another feature that scientists are not able to explain. Living stones, in addition to growing, are also able to multiply. It happens like this: after the surface of the stone gets wet, a slight bulge appears on it. Over time, it grows, but when the weight of the new stone becomes large enough, it breaks off from the mother.

The structure of the new trovants is the same as that of other, older stones. There is also a core inside, which is the main mystery for scientists. If the growth of the stone can somehow be explained from a scientific point of view, then the process of dividing the stone core defies any logic. In general, the process of reproduction of trovants resembles budding, which is why some experts seriously thought about the question of whether they are a hitherto unknown inorganic life form.



Local residents have known about the unusual properties of trovants for hundreds of years, but they do not pay much attention to them. Previously, growing stones were used as building materials. Trovants can often be found in Romanian cemeteries - large stones are set as tombstones because of their unusual appearance.

Marked for some trovants and another fantastic ability. Like the famous crawling stones from California's Death Valley Preserve, they sometimes move from place to place and quite a long distance. They even climb mountains.

Open-air museum

Today, trovantes are one of those sights of Central Romania, which tourists from all over the world come to stare at. In turn, resourceful Romanians make souvenirs and jewelry from small trovants, and therefore each guest has the opportunity to bring a piece of stone miracle with them from their trip. Many owners of souvenir stones claim that commemorative items made of trovants, when wet, begin to grow, and sometimes they move around the house without permission and even crawl out into the yard, which makes a rather creepy impression.



The largest accumulation of growing stones was recorded in the Romanian county (region) of Valcea. On its territory there are trovants of various shapes, sizes and colors. In connection with the great interest of tourists, in 2006, the Valčina authorities in the village of Costesti created the only open-air museum of Trovantes in the whole country. Its area is 1.1 hectares. The most unusual-looking growing stones from all over the area are collected on the territory of the museum. For a small fee, those who wish can view the exposition and purchase small samples as souvenirs. One problem is that museum workers periodically have to collect the spreading stones.

The uncommonness of the Trovantes sometimes leads to the emergence of very bold and, at first glance, implausible opinions and hypotheses, the authenticity of which official science is in no hurry to recognize. A number of researchers, as already mentioned, believe that trovants are representatives of an inorganic life form. The principle of their existence and structure have nothing to do with the same characteristics of already studied species of flora and fauna. At the same time, growing stones can turn out to be both the indigenous inhabitants of our planet, who have quietly existed side by side with humans for thousands of years, and representatives of unearthly life forms that have fallen to earth with meteorites or introduced by aliens.

It is quite possible that people are looking for other forms of life in the wrong place, real aliens have long been among us, and we simply do not notice them ....

There is an opinion that tourists come to Romania only to look at medieval castles and fortresses surrounded by many legends, but this is not true. The country is also famous for its magnificent nature. What are the picturesque Carpathian mountains, the stunning Bikaz gorge, the most beautiful Red Lake, etc.

There are quite unusual sights in Romania. Among them, trovants can be distinguished, which are living stones. It's hard to imagine, but in addition to the fact that stone boulders have the ability to move, they also constantly increase in size. This is especially noticeable after precipitation.

For such stones, a typical round or oval shape without sharp corners or chips. Trovants have the ability to grow in size from a few grams to a whole ton. At the same time, boulders consist mainly of sandstone, and when sawing inside, you can see age rings similar to wood, which are located around the core. It is worth noting that the smaller the stone, the faster it grows. After the trovants reach large sizes, their growth slows down to a large extent.

How do scientists explain these phenomena?

Of course, many people consider such a unique phenomenon a real miracle, but not scientists who always love to find answers to everything. According to the main version, trovants appeared as a result of sand cementation, which took place for millions of years deep in the bowels of the earth. The stones were brought to the surface due to high seismic activity. The increase in size of trovants is due to the presence of a large amount of mineral salts in their composition. When the stone gets wet, certain chemical compounds occur that press on the sand and expand it.

A phenomenon that scientists cannot explain

Of course, one could accept the main version of the geologists, but there is one point, namely, that trovants not only move and grow, but also multiply.

It happens like this:

1. The stone gets wet, and small growths appear on its surface.
2. Over time, these growths increase significantly in size.
3. When their weight becomes large, they break off from the mother stone and begin their separate life.

It is noteworthy that inside the new pebble there is the same core as in its parent trovant. It is nuclear fission that scientists cannot explain. By and large, the reproduction of boulders occurs by the bud method. Some geologists even speculate that the growing rocks may be an inorganic form of life that humanity has not known until today.

Where can you see live stones in Romania

Living stones in Romania can be seen in the central and southern parts of the country. There are approximately ten different locations in total. The largest concentration of trovants was recorded in the area called Valcea. Here tourists can see many stone boulders of different sizes, colors and shapes. Not far from the village of Costesti, near the sand pits, a whole museum was opened in 2006, where a wide variety of trovants are exhibited. All of them are located in the open air on an area of ​​more than one hectare. The idea of ​​creating the museum belongs to a group of Romanian students of geologists at the University of Bucharest, who fully funded this project.

On the territory of the museum, guests can walk between huge stones and admire very small exhibits, as well as learn about the geological research that was carried out at this place. In addition, visitors have the opportunity to purchase special souvenirs in the form of small living stones. It is worth noting that many owners of such small trovants note their growth and even movement in an apartment or house.

The incredible and bizarre shapes of the stone boulders will certainly arouse the interest of science and adventure lovers. Walking through the territory of the museum, you can try to unravel the main mystery of the natural phenomenon, as well as touch the living stones. The reserve is located on the national road number 67, namely between the towns of Valsuy and Targu Jiu. Local residents have long been side by side with unique stones. Therefore, they can be seen in very old cemeteries and near some houses, where they serve as tombstones or fences.

Other cases of living stones in the world

The phenomenon of living stones in Romania is far from alone in the world. On our planet there are a huge number of mysterious phenomena.

Let's consider the main ones:

• The most famous place of living stones is Death Valley in California. Once upon a time there was a lake called Racetrack Playa in this place. Today, the flat area is covered by a clay surface, over which stones move slowly. This is confirmed by the traces they leave behind. Many scientists are puzzling over the mysterious movement. According to one version, the stones move during bad weather conditions and rains. Water currents and wind make them slide on smooth wet clay. Other scientists argue that this phenomenon is due to the fact that at night the valley is covered with a small crust of ice, which leads to slipping. According to a third of the versions, the animal air currents in the area are to blame.

• The Yaroslavl region also has its own wandering stone. It is located near Pleshcheevo Lake. Even in ancient times, the boulder was called the Sin-stone and personified the heart of the sun god for the pagans. After Rus' adopted Christianity, they decided to move the stone and make it the basis for the bell tower of the temple under construction, but they could not cross the lake with it. As a result of the crossing, the Sin-stone sank. 50 years after this incident, it was noticed that a boulder was moving along the bottom of the lake. In the end, he reached the place from which he was moved.
• In Tibet, a case of moving a huge stone was also noted. Its weight reaches more than a ton and it has been traveling for about 1,500 years. The locals call it the Sacred Buddha Stone and according to legend, you can find his fingerprints on it.

The southern part of Romania has recently become famous for its amazing finds - "living" stones that can grow, breathe and even multiply. The local population began to call them trovants. Often, these cobblestones are dominated by a rounded shape, without points. As soon as the rain passes, the stones expand in volume and begin to grow like mushrooms.

A small boulder weighing only a few grams can increase thousands of times. Researchers of the unusual find noticed that younger stones grow faster, and if the trovant is already old, the process of its growth slows down significantly. The stones are mostly made of sandstone. However, the internal structure of the boulder looks very strange: when cut in half, age circles are visible, resembling rings like when sawing a tree trunk. All of them are located around a solid core in the center of the stone.

Each trovant weighing only a few grams can eventually grow and weigh more than a ton. Young stones grow faster, with age, the growth of trovant slows down.

Growing stones consist mostly of sandstone. Their internal structure is also very unusual: if you cut a stone in half, then on the cut, like a saw cut of a tree, you can see several age rings centered around a small solid core.

Despite the uniqueness of trovants, geologists are in no hurry to classify them as phenomena inexplicable to science. According to scientists, growing stones, although unusual, their nature can be explained. Geologists say that trovants are the result of a long process of cementation of sand that took place millions of years in the bowels of the earth.

Such stones appeared on the surface during strong seismic activity. Scientists have also found an explanation for the growth of trovants: stones increase in size due to the high content of various mineral salts under their shell. When the surface gets wet, these chemical compounds begin to expand and press on the sand, causing the stone to "grow".

Reproduction by budding

Nevertheless, there is one feature of the Trovants that geologists are unable to explain. Living stones, in addition to growing, are also able to multiply. It happens like this: after the surface of the stone gets wet, a slight bulge appears on it. Over time, it grows, but when the weight of the new stone becomes large enough, it breaks off from the mother.

The structure of the new trovants is the same as that of other, older stones. There is also a core inside, which is the main mystery for scientists. If the growth of the stone can somehow be explained from a scientific point of view, then the process of dividing the stone core defies any logic. In general, the process of reproduction of trovants resembles budding, which is why some experts seriously thought about the question of whether they are a hitherto unknown inorganic life form.

Local residents have known about the unusual properties of trovants for hundreds of years, but they do not pay much attention to them. Previously, growing stones were used as building materials. Trovants can often be found in Romanian cemeteries - large stones are set as tombstones because of their unusual appearance. Marked for some trovants and another fantastic ability. Like the famous crawling rocks from California's Death Valley Preserve, they sometimes move from place to place.

Open-air museum

Today, trovantes are one of those sights of Central Romania, which tourists from all over the world come to stare at. In turn, resourceful Romanians make souvenirs and jewelry from small trovants, and therefore each guest has the opportunity to bring a piece of stone miracle with them from their trip. Many owners of souvenir stones claim that trovant memorabilia, when wet, begin to grow, and sometimes they move around the house without permission, which makes a rather creepy impression.

The largest accumulation of growing stones was recorded in the Romanian county (region) of Valcea. On its territory there are trovants of various shapes, sizes and colors. In connection with the great interest of tourists, in 2006, the Valčina authorities in the village of Costesti created the only open-air museum of Trovantes in the whole country. Its area is 1.1 hectares. The most unusual-looking growing stones from all over the area are collected on the territory of the museum. For a small fee, those who wish can view the exposition and purchase small samples as souvenirs.

Russian relatives

Stones similar to Romanian trovants are also found in other countries of the world. There is something similar in Russia. For several years now, on the territory of the Kolpnyansky district of the Orel region, in the village of Andreevka and its environs, rounded stone blocks have appeared from underground, as if by magic, on the surface. They can be seen in fields, gardens, near houses and in household plots. Oryol growing stones look like sticky sand, but this is a deceptive fragility. In fact, these stones are very durable, and in order to break off even a small fragment from them, great efforts must be made. The sizes of the stones vary greatly.

There are both small growing stones and huge blocks several meters long, resembling building slabs, in the vicinity of Andreevka. Both geologists and local historians are trying to understand the nature of this phenomenon. Growing stones are very popular with local residents. They are endowed with mystical properties, it is believed that boulders growing from underground are rich in the life-giving power of mother earth. Some even transported a few stones and decorated the road to the local holy springs with them. Others build decorative rockeries from stones in their backyards and use them as finishing materials for houses.

The uncommonness of the Trovantes sometimes leads to the emergence of very bold and, at first glance, implausible opinions and hypotheses, to recognize the reliability of which
official science is in no hurry. A number of researchers, as already mentioned, believe that trovants are representatives of an inorganic life form.

The principle of their existence and structure have nothing to do with the same characteristics of already studied species of flora and fauna. At the same time, growing stones can turn out to be both the indigenous inhabitants of our planet, who have quietly existed side by side with humans for thousands of years, and representatives of unearthly life forms that have fallen to earth with meteorites or introduced by aliens. It is quite possible that people are looking for other forms of life in the wrong place, real aliens have long been among us, and we simply do not notice them.

Trovants are part of the organism of the planet Earth

Some experts believe that trovants are part of the integral "organism" of the Earth and perform their specific functions. However, no one guesses what the mysterious "living" cobblestones hide, what is their role in human life and the history of their origin. It is assumed that trovants may be the result of a long process of sandstone cementation, and due to earthquakes they rise to the earth's surface. Scientists have also managed to explain the growth of cobblestones. During rains, the surface of the stone gets wet and the mineral salts located under the shell expand. So we can say that the stone "grows".

Recently, the stones of Romania have begun to arouse increased interest among scientists. The fact is that they have a mystery that no one can explain - trovants multiply. And everything looks like this: as soon as the stone comes into contact with water, a bulge appears on its surface, which grows further. If the weight of the cobblestone is large, then the process breaks off from the main stone and continues to grow on its own. From one stone, many new shoots can appear. This process of reproduction of a trovant resembles budding. Many experts who study unusual stones are wondering: perhaps these cobblestones are representatives of an inorganic life form that is still unknown to science?

Breathing stones and mystical stories

The living stones of Romania continue to amaze with their mystery. It turns out that Trovants can breathe. With the help of cameras, scientists managed to capture how the object takes a “breath” once every few days. The Troviant's "heartbeat" lasts almost a day. In addition, experts are sure that the cobblestones can move independently. For example, grain growers say that boulders grow and move. How else to explain their appearance in the sown fields, which are harvested annually.

It is hard to believe that simple stones are capable of growth, reproduction, respiration and movement. There are mystics who claim that powerful invisible beings live in trovants. To do this, they provide a number of evidence in favor of this theory.

For example, the following: it happened in 1942 in Essex, England. All local residents were familiar with the legend of an evil invisible creature that lived in a large granite boulder. When the road was widened, this cobblestone had to be moved aside. The events that happened next made everyone nervous: bells rang in the abandoned bell tower, and road poles, machinery and agricultural implements hung in the air. This went on for several days until the stone was returned to its place. The return of the boulder was accompanied by ancient magical rites. Only in this way, according to eyewitnesses, it was possible to calm the evil spirit.

There is a theory that the mysterious stones may be meteorites or their fragments. They acquired their desire to move during the time of space travel, in which they have been for hundreds of years. Experts concluded that their movement on the earth's surface is affected by geomagnetic disturbances. But how a geomagnetic field can turn into an anti-gravity one and move a boulder to another place, no one can explain.

To date, there is no scientific explanation for the phenomenon of growing, multiplying and moving stones. There are many hypotheses put forward by scientists: the destruction and oxidation of the earth, underground water currents, geomagnetic fields, earthquakes and strong winds. But no one knows the exact answer.

Fersman's version

There is another theory that was put forward by the Russian geochemist and founder of Russian mineralogy - Academician Alexander Fersman. He suggested that trovants may be the oldest example of yet another life based on silicon. These cobblestones embody a completely different, incomprehensible form of life for us.

Perhaps the "living" stones are not only in Romania. It's just that the local population turned out to be more curious and observant. If indeed this hypothesis is confirmed, then mankind will be obliged to consider these boulders as living beings. It may turn out that the stones have thinking and can be intelligent. Then it turns out that man is not the only creature on the planet that has consciousness!

No need to think that any pebble under our feet is alive. Our surroundings in the form of shapeless stones, gravel, rubble or jewelry made of precious metals have been technically processed. Now these are just pieces of stones that once existed. With these "remains" human society decorates its life, builds highways, builds cities and monuments. Today on the planet there are many mysterious objects that were created by ancient civilizations, came to us from outer space or were the only form of life that existed long before the appearance of man. All these places and objects are carefully studied by scientists, archaeologists and historians. Maybe someday we will learn about the purpose of at least some of them, and we will understand that we are not alone.

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In the center and south of Romania, far from the cities, there are amazing stones. The locals even came up with a special name for them - trovants. These stones can not only grow, but also ... multiply.

In most cases, these stones have a rounded or streamlined shape and are devoid of sharp chips. In appearance, they are not much different from any other boulders, of which there are many in these places.

But after the rain, something incredible begins to happen to the trovants: they, like mushrooms, begin to grow and increase in size.

Each trovant weighing only a few grams can eventually grow and weigh more than a ton. Young stones grow faster, with age, the growth of trovant slows down.

Growing stones consist mostly of sandstone. Their internal structure is also very unusual: if you cut a stone in half, then on the cut, like a saw cut of a tree, you can see several age rings centered around a small solid core.

Despite the uniqueness of trovants, geologists are in no hurry to classify them as phenomena inexplicable to science. According to scientists, growing stones, although unusual, their nature can be explained.

Geologists say that trovants are the result of a long process of cementation of sand that took place millions of years in the bowels of the earth. Such stones appeared on the surface during strong seismic activity.

Scientists have also found an explanation for the growth of trovants: stones increase in size due to the high content of various mineral salts under their shell.

When the surface gets wet, these chemical compounds begin to expand and press on the sand, causing the stone to "grow".

Reproduction by budding

Nevertheless, there is one feature of the Trovants that geologists are unable to explain. Living stones, in addition to growing, are also able to multiply. It happens like this: after the surface of the stone gets wet, a slight bulge appears on it.

Over time, it grows, but when the weight of the new stone becomes large enough, it breaks off from the mother.

The structure of the new trovants is the same as that of other, older stones. There is also a core inside, which is the main mystery for scientists. If the growth of the stone can somehow be explained from a scientific point of view, then the process of dividing the stone core defies any logic.

In general, the process of reproduction of trovants resembles budding, which is why some experts seriously thought about the question of whether they are a hitherto unknown inorganic life form.

Local residents have known about the unusual properties of trovants for hundreds of years, but they do not pay much attention to them. Previously, growing stones were used as building materials. Trovants can often be found in Romanian cemeteries - large stones are set as tombstones because of their unusual appearance.

Marked for some trovants and another fantastic ability. Like the famous crawling rocks from California's Death Valley Preserve, they sometimes move from place to place.

Open-air museum

Today, trovantes are one of those sights of Central Romania, which tourists from all over the world come to stare at. In turn, resourceful Romanians make souvenirs and jewelry from small trovants, and therefore each guest has the opportunity to bring a piece of stone miracle with them from their trip.

Many owners of souvenir stones claim that trovant memorabilia, when wet, begin to grow, and sometimes they move around the house without permission, which makes a rather creepy impression.

The largest accumulation of growing stones was recorded in the Romanian county (region) of Valcea. On its territory there are trovants of various shapes, sizes and colors.

In connection with the great interest of tourists, in 2006, the Valčina authorities in the village of Costesti created the only open-air museum of Trovantes in the whole country. Its area is 1.1 hectares. The most unusual-looking growing stones from all over the area are collected on the territory of the museum. For a small fee, those who wish can view the exposition and purchase small samples as souvenirs.

Russian relatives

Stones similar to Romanian trovants are also found in other countries of the world. We have something similar in Russia. For several years now, on the territory of the Kolpnyansky district of the Orel region, in the village of Andreevka and its environs, rounded stone blocks have appeared from underground, as if by magic, on the surface. They can be seen in fields, gardens, near houses and in household plots.

Oryol growing stones look like sticky sand, but this is a deceptive fragility. In fact, these stones are very durable, and in order to break off even a small fragment from them, great efforts must be made.

The sizes of the stones vary greatly. There are both small growing stones and huge blocks several meters long, resembling building slabs, in the vicinity of Andreevka. Both geologists and local historians are trying to understand the nature of this phenomenon. Growing stones are very popular with local residents.

They are endowed with mystical properties, it is believed that boulders growing from underground are rich in the life-giving power of mother earth. Some even transported a few stones and decorated the road to the local holy springs with them. Others build decorative rockeries from stones in their backyards and use them as finishing materials for houses.

The uncommonness of the Trovantes sometimes leads to the emergence of very bold and, at first glance, implausible opinions and hypotheses, the authenticity of which official science is in no hurry to recognize. A number of researchers, as already mentioned, believe that trovants are representatives of an inorganic life form.

The principle of their existence and structure have nothing to do with the same characteristics of already studied species of flora and fauna. At the same time, growing stones can turn out to be both the indigenous inhabitants of our planet, who have quietly existed side by side with humans for thousands of years, and representatives of unearthly life forms that have fallen to earth with meteorites or introduced by aliens.

It is quite possible that people are looking for other forms of life in the wrong place, real aliens have long been among us, and we simply do not notice them.

Mikhail KUZMIN
"Secrets of the XX century" May 2012