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Thousands of years old extremely rare animal carvings found in Scotland
Scientists have discovered thousands of years old animal carvings for the first time in Scotland.
According to details, the Historic Environment Scotland (HES) have said that the cravings are thought to be 4,000 and 5,000 years old.
The cravings were found 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.
Dr Tertia Barnett, principal investigator for Scotland's Rock Art Project at HES, said: "It was previously thought that prehistoric animal carvings of this date didn't exist in Scotland, although they are known in parts of Europe.
"So it is very exciting that they have now been discovered here for the first time in the historic Kilmartin Glen.
"This extremely rare discovery completely changes the assumption that prehistoric rock art in Britain was mainly geometric and non-figurative."
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