Posted on 07/05/2007 11:08:07 AM PDT by blam
Workers discover ancient 'snake'
An aerial view of the 4000 year old 'Rotherwas Ribbon'
Diggers constructing a new access road have uncovered a mysterious serpent-shaped feature, dating from the early bronze age. The 197ft (60m) long ribbon of stones, found in Rotherwas, near Hereford, is thought to date from the same period as Stonehenge, roughly 2000 BC.
County archaeologist Dr Keith Ray said as far as he is aware the stone feature is unique in Europe.
"We can only speculate it may have been used in some kind of ritual," he said.
'International significance'
The Rotherwas Ribbon, as it is being called, is made up of a series of deliberately fire-cracked stones and appears to have been deliberately sculptured to undulate through the whole of its length that has so far been uncovered.
"This is an exciting find, not just for Herefordshire and the UK, but apparently, so far, unique in Europe. It has international significance," Dr Ray said.
Archaeologists said although the practice of laying stones in small level pavements is known at sites in Pembrokeshire and elsewhere, the closest parallel to the Rotherwas Ribbon is the "Great Serpent Mound", in Ohio, USA, which is thought to have been built between 200 BC and 400 AD.
The Serpent Mound is a 1,330ft (405m) long effigy of a serpent.
Writhing it was my pleasure.
I truly enjoy watching you vie per the pun route.
Python time this is over, everyone will be clamoring for our FR suspensions.
They’ll have to constrict or coral us first before we mamba on down the UK snake road.
7 Miles
He’s old.....
Meanwhile, we’ll milk it for all it’s worth.
Too bad for the locals. They’re about to lose another patch of earth to a UN World Heritage site.
..and his skin is Cold
This is like having herpes, ya can’t get shed of it. I’m getting boa’ed. Let’s strike a deal and quit before people moccasin.
The west is the best......
...or the coachwhips us.
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“Workers Discover Ancient ‘Snake’ (UK)”
Shades of Xenia’s GREAT SERPENT MOUND.
The Queen’s Own, prehistoric snake.
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