Here's a link to some 'neolithic' marked stones found near Boston Spa ( just down the road from me). They were buried in pits in a field overlooking the river Wharfe. Best to follow the pages for the 2004 dig to get an idea of the context.
http://www.bsparch.org.uk/excavations_pit_aligns.htm
Not your conventional cup and ring rock art but there are other examples of rocks with linear markings (Hinderwell beacon etc) and it seems to have been another way of marking rocks way back then.
When i see these kinds of marks i am reminded of the ritual practice of 'cutting' the rock/stone as found among the indigenous Australians
01 December 2006
What lays beneath?
Here's a link to some 'neolithic' marked stones found near Boston Spa ( just down the road from me). They were buried in pits in a field overlooking the river Wharfe. Best to follow the pages for the 2004 dig to get an idea of the context.
http://www.bsparch.org.uk/excavations_pit_aligns.htm
Not your conventional cup and ring rock art but there are other examples of rocks with linear markings (Hinderwell beacon etc) and it seems to have been another way of marking rocks way back then.
When i see these kinds of marks i am reminded of the ritual practice of 'cutting' the rock/stone as found among the indigenous Australians
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Thanks for posting something different, Greame!
I am sure these carvings do fit George's interest and the link to. among others, the Glentarf site.
Should we think about a brand name for these kind of carvings or is there already one?
Cheers,
Jan
Something similar perhaps?
http://ads.ahds.ac.uk/catalogue/adsdata/PSAS_2002/pdf/vol_069/69_122_137.pdf
George has log-in difficulties so he asked me to post this comment for him:
"Hello folks,
Another one for the collection. Churinga is the aboriginal name, "incised lines" seem to fit the bill at the moment, I think terms like
"Arrow Stones" muddy the water a bit.
Dating rock art is bad enough but alot of this stuff looks like it may have been done any time between the
Neolithic and the last century.
I think I may have found another example at the week end close to the Bracklin Burn long cairn but without somebody like Francesco D'errico to check or the proper equipment it's hard to be sure.
The markings in the Glentarf area are certainly intentional rather than accidental ploughing,not that a plough could get to most of them but I wouldn't like to give a date."
Fitz what was the ADS link? (i could not get to the page).
Looks like the jury is still out on some of these linear markings, so its well worth giving them a closer look. Although I doubt we would get away with calling them Churinga - probably have a posse of aboriginal elders after us. Want to avoid any bone pointing if at all possible!
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