"Ancient rock art baffles experts"


	"Ancient rock art baffles experts"

cakebelly

1-19-2009 11:14 AM

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continues: "This" is joining more than 100 other Gore-Tex-clad volunteers scouring the moorland of north-east England, searching for traces of the enigmatic and weirdly beautiful carvings our ancestors made on stretches of flat rocks and boulders. The project is a collaboration between English Heritage and Northumberland and Durham County Councils. So far, more than 100 previously unknown carvings have been discovered, featuring a mysterious mix of concentric circles, interlocking rings and hollowed cups. They are broadly dated between 4,000 and 6,000 years old.

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1-19-2009 4:17 PM

Thorne

Wow.

1-19-2009 6:47 PM

ofcapri

@cakebelly - You really come up with some really great clips that are interesting. Thanks.

1-22-2009 12:10 AM

Ilsadago1

Very cool....

2-20-2009 8:04 PM

cakebelly

Pleasure

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