The Behavioral Ethology of Rocks: A 1,000-Day Point Study

This project documents a continuous 1,000-day observational study of surface rock displacement in an actively managed agricultural field. Using a structured point-study design and a strict non-intervention framework, the study tests a null-agency premise: that rocks exhibit no autonomous movement within the temporal limits of observation. Displacement events were classified as human-mediated, agricultural equipment-mediated, livestock-associated, or environmentally induced (e.g., freeze–thaw heave). Across the study interval, all observed movement was externally mediated. No spontaneous or volitional motion was observed. This repository contains the datasets and analytical materials supporting the monograph manuscript.