Rock art. so what's that all about then. ?

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Hob H
Hob Jul 19, 2010 22:04:48
Replying to Littlestone

You got a point there. The ones without the radial ducts (or whatever the right term is) don't have as much 'oompf'. Something to do with the contrast between the ideas of linearity and circularity?

K Kozmik_Ken
Kozmik_Ken Jul 19, 2010 22:42:50
Replying to Hob

Then of course there is always regional variations to consider. Where as West Yorkshire RA is mostly composed of single cups, meandering grooves and the occasional ring (sometimes two) multiple rings are rare. I can only think of a handful of examples in WY - whereas multiple rings are much more common in Northumbria and Scotland. Then of course there are complete swerveballs such as the Ilkley Ladder, the 'pitchfork' motif and plane old oddness like the Hangingstones design. All within a few hundred yeards on the northern edge of Ilkley Moor.

I also don't see any problem with RA having multiple purposes too. rather than single definitions.

L Littlestone
Littlestone Jul 20, 2010 18:32:18
Replying to Hob

Hob wrote:
You got a point there. The ones without the radial ducts (or whatever the right term is) don't have as much 'oompf'. Something to do with the contrast between the ideas of linearity and circularity?
It's a puzzle for sure. You could carve several circles and then cut through them but why end each circle (where the line cuts through them) with a 'wall'? Has the birth canal been suggested before? I'm thinking stages in pregnancy (the circles) with the main feature (the line) indicating the passage from the womb to the world.

I dunno... (how many theories are there now :-)

T The Eternal
The Eternal Jul 20, 2010 21:25:11
Replying to Hob

Hi hob,

I reckon you've got some sort of point there. Rock art may be some form of communication, but what message it delivers has yet to be deciphered. Maybe demarcation of territory, or a sign of welcome. Perhaps a signpost? Maybe a belief statement, or a remembrance of the dead. Who knows, but it makes for interesting thought.

Regards, as always,

TE.