Post by L Roebuck on Aug 14, 2007 8:51:40 GMT -5
Prehistoric cave carving hailed as 'one of most significant examples ever found in Britain'
A 13,000-year-old carving discovered in an ancient cave is being hailed as one of the most significant examples of prehistoric art ever found in Britain.
The carving - a little larger than a man's hand - is only the second piece of representational cave art found in Britain which is contemporary with the golden age of cave art in Europe.
It was discovered in Gough's Cave at Cheddar Caves and Gorge, Somerset, by researchers from Bristol University.
Gough's Cave is the largest showcave at Cheddar and was home to Stone Age ancestors. It was re-discovered by Richard Gough in 1890.
Britain had a flourishing Stone Age culture but unlike prehistoric sites in France and Spain no cave paintings or carvings had been found until recently, when the discovery of Stone Age carvings of animals and humans at Cresswell Crags, near Sheffield in April 2003 launched a new hunt for prehistoric cave art.
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A 13,000-year-old carving discovered in an ancient cave is being hailed as one of the most significant examples of prehistoric art ever found in Britain.
The carving - a little larger than a man's hand - is only the second piece of representational cave art found in Britain which is contemporary with the golden age of cave art in Europe.
It was discovered in Gough's Cave at Cheddar Caves and Gorge, Somerset, by researchers from Bristol University.
Gough's Cave is the largest showcave at Cheddar and was home to Stone Age ancestors. It was re-discovered by Richard Gough in 1890.
Britain had a flourishing Stone Age culture but unlike prehistoric sites in France and Spain no cave paintings or carvings had been found until recently, when the discovery of Stone Age carvings of animals and humans at Cresswell Crags, near Sheffield in April 2003 launched a new hunt for prehistoric cave art.
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