tiompan wrote:
tjj wrote:
tiompan wrote:
Another example you might have mentioned is the use of antural markings within genuine rock art ,look at how the man made markings are enclosed in natural markings . http://www.themodernantiquarian.com/site/6641/craig_hill.html .This is not uncommon and the questiion is did the engravers see these natural markings as convenient frames or whether they maybe perceived as earlier man made markings .
Tiompan, I think I've learnt a lot from a few of the posts here, especially with regard to natural markings. Do you mind me asking about the above example - is it possible that the natural markings occurred after the man-made carvings as sandstone can crack and split over long periods of time.As it's not an uncommon feature to find the natural markings incorporated into man made designs it suggests that the natural was primary but that doesn't mean it couldn't have occurred later . In the case above (no 29 )because there are multiple "frames " I think that is more certain natural first .
