Prehistoric carvings of red deer found in Scottish neolithic tomb

Amateur archaeologist exploring Dunchraigaig cairn found animal depictions by chanceDelicate prehistoric carvings of adult red deer, thought to be the oldest of their type in the UK, have been found in a tomb in one of Scotland ’s most famous neolithic sites.The carvings, which depict two male red deer with full-grown antlers and several thought to be young deer, were discovered by chance inKilmartin Glen in Argyll, home to one of the UK ’s richest accumulations of neolithic and bronze age sites.Continue reading...
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