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| Snake stones, ancient caviar and other interesting facts
10 200 to 10 400 years). This burial ground with skeletons was found in 1914 in the cave of Avilins Hole. When in 2005, “engravings” were found on the walls in the Long Hole cave, the scientists immediately became interested in the discovery. The wall painting consisted of three seemingly insignificant squares. But such a geometric trio was a rarity, and this was found only twice in Britain.
These squares, carved on the walls, also resembled others found throughout Europe and made around the same time. Most likely, they were created with the help of stone tools about 10,000 years ago, that is, immediately after the last ice age. Scientists love to study this time because of the mass of cultural and environmental changes taking place then. Cheddar Caves were clearly important to the Mesolithic communities, but the significance of these squares has not yet been deciphered.
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Mysterious prehistoric objects
In the world there are hundreds of mysterious places and objects, which scientists are trying to unravel the secret of more than a dozen years. Stone circles, plates, deities, temples – all these centuries-old historical values are unique and give us the opportunity to return to the past – to the origins of the development of human civilization.
Karnak stones. France
Karnak Stones is a collection of more than 3 thousand standing stones around the French city of Karnak in Brittany. The stones were installed between 4500 and 3300 BC. There are many theories about the purpose of installing these stones. Some argue that the stones are related to astronomy and are an observatory. Other scientists claim that the stones were used as primitive seismic instruments for determining earthquakes. Continue reading
In amber found ancient serpent
Scientists have discovered the remains of a baby snake about 100 million years old (mid-Cretaceous). They are preserved in a piece of amber found in Myanmar. This is the oldest known scientist baby snake and the only found species that lived in the forest area during this period of Earth’s history. The results of the analyzes are presented in the journal Science Advances.
The oldest fossil snakes belong to the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous periods (67? 140 million years ago). Continue reading
