Earliest prehistoric carvings discovered in Scotland

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An amateur archaeologist has uncovered the earliest example of animal carvings in Scotland. The carvings were hiding in plain sight in a Bronze Age burial site. 

Two red deer (Cervus elaphus) sporting fully grown antlers — as well as three smaller quadrupeds (four-footed animals), two of which are also likely to be deer —  decorate the underside of an 11.5-foot (3.5 meters) capstone covering a burial chamber inside the Dunchraigaig Cairn monument, according to Historic Environment Scotland (HES). Ancient people built this cairn —  a stack of stones used as a monument to the tombs beneath — in Kilmartin Glen, an area with a high concentration of Neolithic and Bronze Age remains, according to HES.

The carvings, which were etched between 4,000 and 5,000 years ago, are also the earliest examples of deer carvings discovered anywhere in the U.K., according to HES.

Archaeologists have now created 3D models of the rock slab that reveal the intricate details of these carvings, according to HES.

"While there are a few prehistoric carvings of deer in the U.K., the only other ones created in the early Bronze Age are very schematic," Barnett said in the statement. "It is remarkable that these carvings in Dunchraigaig Cairn show such great anatomical detail and there is no doubt about which animal species they represent."

There are more than 3,000 prehistoric rock carvings in Scotland, a vast majority of which are cup and ring markings — abstract motifs created by striking the rock surface with a stone tool.

Source: https://www.livescience.com/earliest-animal-carvings-in-scotland.html

[TimisaMonster 31,073]

Umm...

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I could not find the deer until I saw the b&w image. The straight line of the back looked unnatural, but the rest of it just looked like a rock. Now I can't unsee the deer with the huge rack.

This is me trying to click on the underlined text in the 1st paragraph to open the article. 

[Shipper 13,114]

For those who cant see the deer.

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[TimisaMonster 31,073]

33 minutes ago, Shipper said:

For those who cant see the deer.

It's a Phoenix!