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To: blam
"Scorpius is one of the very few constellations that actually resembles the creature it represents, especially with that unmistakable sting in the tail!"

The problem is the "scorpion" depicted in the petroglyph does not have that "unmistakable sting in the tail". It's more of a lobster shape -- all rounded. If anything, it looks more like a depiction of just another desert scorpion than a depiction of the constellation with its characteristic shape.

And then there's the problem with the fact that the petroglyph depicts TWO large scorpions and maybe one or more smaller ones depending on if you interpret the eight-pointed "star" as a star or as another smaller multi-legged scorpion.


8 posted on 06/11/2006 6:37:17 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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To: FreedomCalls
Could just be someone's doodles. I'm sure ancient people doodled. Not much going on back then and it must have been boring waiting for crops to grow, rain to fall, and game to migrate. Why should everything we find from ancient civilizations have profound significance concerning history or science?

20 posted on 06/11/2006 7:52:18 PM PDT by Kirkwood
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