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Falling Rocks in Cyprus
Pissouri (Southern Cyprus), IV.2004; pict. C. Veillon Falling Rock Signs on Cyprus show a wide variety of designs. The number of rocks ranges three to fourteen and the country therefore is present at both ends of the scale —see our Rock statistics.

The diversity between the signs is impressive, but it's even more impressive that none of the signs resembles any roadsign from either Greece or Turkey. —Additional finds could contradict this, but I think it improbable given the thoroughness of our sampling—.

The buying-clerk at the road-sign Office knows how not to reveal any preference to either side. He must have a degree in diplomatics. His manner of skimming the border between local make and copy from other European countries is telling.
 
Take this find. Our clerk took a design present in Greece, but can safely state that he went to Iceland to get it. He also noticed the drift of the stones in the northern gale and thought it better to localise the design and ordered the constellation to be drawn closer to the rock where it looks more natural.
Yes, some countries do employ smart civil servants.
Cyprus, IX.2007; pict. M. De Dier Iceland Greece
 
Pissouri, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Great Britain Skoulli, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Kantou, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs
 
And here is another example of obscured plagiarism. It looks like nice local breed, but the size and position of the boulders is copied from Great Britain. The find from Skoulli features a tridentate protrusion which reminds us of the trio of upper stones on the U.K. signs. Falling Rock Signs usually carry rocks only. We have some rare finds with people falling between the rocks (e.g. Faeroe Islands), but I've never seen a drawing where a tree was included. The find from Troödos is really something. The more so because the same base served for two different warning signs.
 
Troödos, IV.2008;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Troödos, IV.2008;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Kantou, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Lemithou, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs
 
Caledonian Falls, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Pissouri, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Caledonian Falls, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs		 Kouris Dam, III.2005;
pict. B. Hoeyberghs
 
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