Posted on 02/18/2019 7:51:16 AM PST by ETL
The oldest cave art in England was created during the last Ice Age, when our ancient ancestors drew images of birds, mammals and other creatures to describe the world around them.
Now, newly discovered images tell an entirely different story – witches' marks.
Located in Creswell Crags, a limestone gorge that sits between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, the carvings were discovered by a pair of "enthusiasts" during a cave tour and were found in "plain sight," John Charlesworth, Heritage Facilitator and the tour leader at the time of the discovery, said in a statement.
In 2016, Historic England, a government-sponsored organization that aims to preserve the country’s historic buildings and monuments, asked members of the public hunt for so-called “witches’ marks” that were carved into old buildings to protect against witchcraft.
Witches' marks are commonly found in historic churches and houses, the statement added, noting they are "scribed to protect the inhabitants from evil spirits."
Apotropaic marks, which aim to ward off evil, have been found in medieval houses dating from about 1550 to 1750.
They have, for example, been recorded at Shakespeare’s birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, as well as in medieval barns, where they were etched into the ancient timber to protect crops.
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They were Florida guys.
I liked their 2nd album.......................
I think I saw them play once, that time I ran away from home, across state lines with a girl, luckily we were the same age, because I took her to Florida, yes, I went to Tampa with her.
She used her cloven hooves.
They were active only in the mid 70’s for a couple of years.................
The wiki-wacky entry for the band stated that, alas, two of them (the primary songwriters) are no longer active at all.
Pretty amazing that “witches marks” go all the way back to the last Ice Age. /s
Probably very old by now.....................
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