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fitzcoraldo F
fitzcoraldo Sep 19, 2004 21:57:35
Replying to Earthstepper

I guess the tradition in these island has been to cut these figures on hillsides or in places from where they can be viewed - sort of sets a precedent, hence the cautious approach.
It'd be a different matter if it was in the peruvian desert, do they have horses in peru? I guess they'd have chalk llamas or capybaras

E Earthstepper
Earthstepper Sep 19, 2004 22:17:07
Replying to fitzcoraldo

Waddya mean by tradition? Only prehistoric hill figure is Uffington - does one swallow make a summer - does one horse make a herd?

Other hill figures are 17th - 20th century endeavours so if that is a tradition it is a very modern one. ;-)

I have no preconceptions about the Cambridge doodle, but if we accept ( as I think we must ) that Uffington is genuine Iron Age then it would seem quite incredible if such a sophisticated and accomplished piece of landscape art should be the ONLY one of its kind. If Oxford can do it then so can Cambridge