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Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in ScotlandHistoric Environment Scotland (HES) said the carvings - thought to be between 4,000 and 5,000 years old - were discovered inside Dunchraigaig Cairn in Kilmartin Glen, Argyll. They are thought to date to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, and include images of deer. Hamish Fenton, who has an archaeology background, found them by chance. Kilmartin Glen is viewed as one of the most important concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains in mainland Scotland. Valuable as sources of meat, hides, and with bones and antlers used for a variety of tools, HES said deer would have been very important to local communities at the time. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-57304921 |
Posted by moss1st June 2021ce |
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"Extremely rare prehistoric animal carvings found for first time in Scotland". Eeeer. No. Certainly not the first time. |
Posted by Howburn Digger1st June 2021ce |
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HES video is good. Makes seeing the carvings a bit easier tjj. It's all pretty exciting I think. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eR4s80-ggiw |
Posted by thelonious1st June 2021ce |
| Glad its been sorted both of you. I could not make out the deer either but it did look like 'truthful' news. The video was also illuminating, never did make it to Kilmartin tjj, though would have liked to. |
Posted by moss 2nd June 2021ce |
| Glad its been sorted both of you. I could not make out the deer either but it did look like 'truthful' news. The video was also illuminating, never did make it to Kilmartin tjj, though would have liked to. |
Posted by moss 2nd June 2021ce |
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