Re: How is Rock Art aged?/Cupmarks | Forum

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Sanctuary Dec 17, 2012 18:24:04

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tiompan wrote:

Sanctuary wrote:

Two questions for our experts. Is it possible to 'age' unrecorded rock art and at the same time differentiate between two distinct periods (age) of art on the same rock?

After 86 posts and about 80 being totally irrelevent to the thread, may I, in an attempt to stabilise things ask a further question that hopefully we can all join in sensibly. Sorry if that sounds patronising but it's not meant to be.
Cupmarks. To my untrained eye, many of them look 'natural'. How do you tell the difference between those and the 'manufactured' ones?

Roy , quite , and not patronising .I posted this a wee while ago .Might help .
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/14271/non_rock_art.html

Thanks George. I'm pretty sure I've asked this question before, but have you ever overturned a decent sized rock and found man-made (or otherwise) cupmarks on the reverse side? Sorry if it's a daft qiestion but if the answers yes, then it may suggest a particular 'use'.

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thesweetcheat Dec 17, 2012 19:47:21

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That was a good page added. Tiompan, any views on this (I know you've only got a couple of crappy pictures to go on)?

http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/post/102728/black_darren.html

Up on the eastern ridge of the Black Mountains, in a cairn. There are cupmarks at sites to the north (around Kinsham, Radnorshire) and to the east (Harold's Stones at Trellech).

It might easily be natural, but it's oddly symmetrical and on the corner of a block where erosion would seem a bit strange.

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tjj Dec 17, 2012 20:32:05

Replying to tiompan

tiompan wrote:

Sanctuary wrote:

Two questions for our experts. Is it possible to 'age' unrecorded rock art and at the same time differentiate between two distinct periods (age) of art on the same rock?

After 86 posts and about 80 being totally irrelevent to the thread, may I, in an attempt to stabilise things ask a further question that hopefully we can all join in sensibly. Sorry if that sounds patronising but it's not meant to be.
Cupmarks. To my untrained eye, many of them look 'natural'. How do you tell the difference between those and the 'manufactured' ones?

Roy , quite , and not patronising .I posted this a wee while ago .Might help .
http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/14271/non_rock_art.html

That is a really helpful link Tiompan. When I first heard about cup marks I started looking for them locally but learnt (from you) that rock art rarely occurs on sarsen because it is so hard. I got quite excited about this stone in a local village (near M4). I don't know if you recall me asking you about it but appreciated the benefit of your expertise.