Tarquin tilted his head and examined the serpentine swirls and began thinking about all the stories and history he had heard or read. "...Perhaps some of the ancient people who lived here? Doesn't seem dwarf made... Nor is it elven to my eyes. I'd say humans from... oh, roughly... Hmmm..." He touched the rock and scratched the side of his head. "...Perhaps even as far back as... Hmm.. I admit that it is a long time ago... That coming from someone who's lived for nearly 400 years... So... these must be more than... Hmmm... I'd say over a millenia before my time, maybe even three. Perhaps from the time when humans were just starting to use copper in their weapons..." The tall elf paused again to think and shook his head. "I'd actually love to inspect these further..."