kenny
02-28-2006, 12:17 PM
hi all
am just trying to keep this section interesting and i found this which i think is fascinating dont know about the rest of you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/sci_nat_enl_1071673338/img/laun.jpg (javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/sci_nat_enl_1071673338/html/1.stm', '1071673429', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,men ubar=0,resizable=0,width=450,height=328,left=312,t op=100');)
From beak to tail the figure is 4.7 cm long
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A sculpted piece of mammoth ivory may be the earliest representation of a bird in the archaeological record.
The 30,000-year-old figurine, found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany's Ach Valley, depicts what looks to be a diving cormorant with swept-back wings.
It was found with carvings of a similar style - one shaped like a horse's head; the other is half-animal, half-human. Experts have told the journal Nature that the figurines are among the most exquisite examples of early human art.
ken
am just trying to keep this section interesting and i found this which i think is fascinating dont know about the rest of you.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/sci_nat_enl_1071673338/img/laun.jpg (javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/sci_nat_enl_1071673338/html/1.stm', '1071673429', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,men ubar=0,resizable=0,width=450,height=328,left=312,t op=100');)
From beak to tail the figure is 4.7 cm long
http://news.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/inline_dashed_line.gif
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/nol/shared/img/v3/opennews.gifEnlarge Image (javascript: void window.open('http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/shared/spl/hi/pop_ups/03/sci_nat_enl_1071673338/html/1.stm', '1071673429', 'toolbar=0,scrollbars=0,location=0,statusbar=0,men ubar=0,resizable=0,width=450,height=328,left=312,t op=100');)
A sculpted piece of mammoth ivory may be the earliest representation of a bird in the archaeological record.
The 30,000-year-old figurine, found at Hohle Fels Cave in Germany's Ach Valley, depicts what looks to be a diving cormorant with swept-back wings.
It was found with carvings of a similar style - one shaped like a horse's head; the other is half-animal, half-human. Experts have told the journal Nature that the figurines are among the most exquisite examples of early human art.
ken