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Ancient Stone Age Carvings in Namibia Reveal Intricate Human and Animal Tracks

Stone Age carvings in Namibia depict incredibly detailed human and animal tracks, with modern-day Indigenous trackers able to identify the species, age, and sex of the depicted animals in over 90% of cases. Indigenous trackers identified 40 different species, including giraffes, kudus, springboks, and rhinos. The carvings also included 106 human tracks, predominantly non-adult, with markers of sex and age. The purpose and deeper meanings of these carvings remain unknown.

via IFLScience|

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Decoding the Enigmatic Gobekli Tepe Dinosaur Carvings.

Carvings found at the Gobekli Tepe archeological site in Turkey, believed to be the world's oldest temple, depict animals such as foxes, gazelles, cranes, boars, and possibly birds or stylized vultures, but not dinosaurs. The carvings were most likely made by hunter-gatherers who believed that all living creatures have spirits. One pillar of particular interest, the Vulture Stone, suggests a comet hit the Earth around 11,000 DC, killing thousands and triggering a mini ice age that forced humans to develop farming techniques. The pillar's carvings feature a headless man, a scorpion, and a vulture, symbolizing human disaster and extensive loss of life.

via Green Matters|

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