I must admit though, seeing zoomorphic carvings like this close to CnRs, does make that nagging feeling I have, that the CnR tradition may have continued well beyond the B-A, nag a little more. Of course there’s no evidence for this ‘nagging feeling’ and all the cups found in and around I-A / Romano-British settlements are unequivocally evidence of earlier occupation:-) (I’ve just become a RA heretic haven’t I?)

I wonder if these animals have any resemblance stylistically, to those you find carved next to CnRs at various sites in Galicia??

It’s interesting to see some of the animal’s positions next to and over fissures, particularly where the legs/feet disappear in (I had to notice that). This is also a characteristic of some animal carvings made by folks frequenting southern Libya (pre Sahara) and other parts about 8000yrs ago.