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"The tests revealed no modern paint trace elements such as lead or zinc. What's more, Simek discovered that the reason the pictograph looks so fresh is because it's protected by a veneer of calcium carbonate leaching out of the sandstone."


1 posted on 01/18/2009 5:51:10 PM PST by BGHater
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graffiti ping.


2 posted on 01/18/2009 5:51:33 PM PST by BGHater (Tyranny is always better organised than freedom)
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Looks like Native Americans in 1000 AD had the same symbol to indicate that this cave was a restroom for Males only


3 posted on 01/18/2009 5:54:39 PM PST by SoftwareEngineer
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5 posted on 01/18/2009 6:21:49 PM PST by SunkenCiv (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/____________________ Profile updated Monday, January 12, 2009)
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9 posted on 01/18/2009 6:30:53 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 . The original point of America was not to be Europe)
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Looks like he’s winding up for a pitch.


10 posted on 01/18/2009 6:33:54 PM PST by piasa
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I'm pretty sure it's more recent.

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12 posted on 01/18/2009 6:40:46 PM PST by cripplecreek (The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
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Chief Tyrol ping!


13 posted on 01/18/2009 8:40:39 PM PST by Redcitizen (This tagline is 100% recycled from other taglines. It's "green")
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To: BGHater

Wow, really neat find.


14 posted on 01/19/2009 8:57:49 AM PST by Dustbunny (Freedom prospers when religion is vibrant and the rule of law under God is acknowledged. The Gipper)
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To: BGHater
It's a friggin’ stick figure! How ‘bout we compare it to what was going on artistically in Europe at the same time. Besides, the Indians should have been working on the wheel instead of cave graffiti.
17 posted on 01/19/2009 9:07:12 AM PST by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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