depictions of landscape on pieces of landscape

The Tartaria tablets are arguably the oldest known representations of the first written language (7th century BC). Archeologists have not agreed on the meaning of the symbols etched into these three tablets. It is however, inarguable that the symbols are representations of the authors environment, or, perceived landscape. Here we see that even in the early methods of communication between humans, the landscape (in this case a series of stones) was altered in the process.

The tablets can be understood as an example of landscape through its original definition as "land" "ship" (a representation of perceived surroundings). With regard to place, these symbolic gestures represent a narrative between the author and "nature," the author's culture, and the authors own self identity. It is interesting that the vehicle for communication (impressed stone) itself becomes a mechanism of place reinforcement. In other words the land is both represented and representative. Place is both perceived and reinforced.

That said, is it possible to communicate without alteration of/to our surrounding environment? Reversing the concept from above...as designers what are the vehicles of our communication? and how do these mechanisms/processes/strategies influence the place reinforcing attributes of our landscape?