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Prehistoric animal carvings discovered for the first time in Scotland
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dailyrecord.co.ukHistoric Environment Scotland (HES) confirmed.Reported to date back to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age, the incredible carvings include depictions of two male red deer, with full-grown antlers can be seen on both animals, while anatomical detail including a short tail can also seen on one of the animals.Three other four-legged animals are also visible, two of which are thought to be juvenile deer.These are the first clear examples of deer carvings from the Neolithic to Early Bronze Age in the whole of the UK.Valuable as sources of meat, hides, and with bones and antlers used for a variety of tools, deer would have been very important to local communities during the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age.The carvings were discovered by chance by.
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