Stonehenge 181
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Sanctuary wrote:
moss wrote:
Fascinating discussion between the 'new boy on the block' and the historian. Can this be a new relationship between art and prehistory?


"Andrew Graham-Dixon visits the ancient site of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, on Winter Solstice.

There are more than one hundred Early Bronze Age carvings on the great stones at Stonehenge, most of which have been newly discovered by laser survey. Andrew discovers more about the significance of this carved art and what it tells us about the function of the site."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/0/21385687

Eh? Laser survey to detect them? How on earth were they carved if you can't even see them?
A combination of difficulty carving on sarsen and erosion. ?

harestonesdown wrote:
Sanctuary wrote:
Eh? Laser survey to detect them? How on earth were they carved if you can't even see them?
A combination of difficulty carving on sarsen and erosion. ?
This. Light carvings made several thousand years ago, its a wonder we can detect them at all.