Oldest rock art in Britain: 12,800 years

Telegraph (UK) ^ | 22/04/2005 | Roger Highfield, Science Editor

[Fiddlstix]

Thanks for the Ping

[GreenHornet]

Prior to this discovery, the oldest known rock art was an 11,000 year old black-light poster.

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Nick. Have list, will ping it.

[SunkenCiv]

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[RJL]

Creswell Crags, the forerunner of Cogswell Cogs, George Jetson and Spacely Sprockets' arch competitor...

/Couldn't resist.

[SunkenCiv]

For those who art about to rock, we salute you.

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