In a secret Alabama cave, 1,000-year-old carvings thought to be largest discovered in U.S.

[The Purge]

Roughly 1,000 years ago, artists working by the light of burning reeds carved figures into the ceiling of a cave in what’s now Alabama, crouching in the narrow space below.

Over the millennium that followed, the carvings became almost invisible to the naked eye, as they got covered by the mud that naturally accumulated on the cave’s walls.

Now, those carvings have been revealed by advanced photography as the largest set of carvings ever found inside a cave in North America, some of them depicting figures almost 7 feet long.

Several of the carvings seem to show people wearing Native American regalia, such as headdresses, and carrying what appear to be rattles. Researchers think they could represent spirits of the dead.

This carving on the cave ceiling is 6 feet long and appears to show a human figure wearing Native American regalia. It dates from about 1,000 years ago; nothing like it has been seen before, and archaeologists suggest it could represent a spirit of the dead. (S. Alvarez Cressler / J. Simek / Antiquity Nournal)

“They are either people dressed in regalia to look like spirits, or they are spirits,” said archaeologist Jan Simek, a professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

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[Admiral Rockwell Tory]

Roughly 1,000 years ago, artists working by the light of burning reeds carved figures into the ceiling of a cave in what’s now Alabama, crouching in the narrow space below.

Over the millennium that followed, the carvings became almost invisible to the naked eye, as they got covered by the mud that naturally accumulated on the cave’s walls.

Now, those carvings have been revealed by advanced photography as the largest set of carvings ever found inside a cave in North America, some of them depicting figures almost 7 feet long.

Several of the carvings seem to show people wearing Native American regalia, such as headdresses, and carrying what appear to be rattles. Researchers think they could represent spirits of the dead.

This carving on the cave ceiling is 6 feet long and appears to show a human figure wearing Native American regalia. It dates from about 1,000 years ago; nothing like it has been seen before, and archaeologists suggest it could represent a spirit of the dead. (S. Alvarez Cressler / J. Simek / Antiquity Nournal)

“They are either people dressed in regalia to look like spirits, or they are spirits,” said archaeologist Jan Simek, a professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

More... In a secret Alabama cave, 1,000-year-old carvings thought to be largest discovered in U.S.

Those drawings were made by the University of Alabama football players a few weeks ago. I am surprised they didn't eat the crayons!

 

[johngaltshrugged]

BS... I recognize a White Walker when I see one

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

WOW!
I cant believe they found my cave art.

 

[Cougarbear]

Roughly 1,000 years ago, artists working by the light of burning reeds carved figures into the ceiling of a cave in what’s now Alabama, crouching in the narrow space below.

Over the millennium that followed, the carvings became almost invisible to the naked eye, as they got covered by the mud that naturally accumulated on the cave’s walls.

Now, those carvings have been revealed by advanced photography as the largest set of carvings ever found inside a cave in North America, some of them depicting figures almost 7 feet long.

Several of the carvings seem to show people wearing Native American regalia, such as headdresses, and carrying what appear to be rattles. Researchers think they could represent spirits of the dead.

This carving on the cave ceiling is 6 feet long and appears to show a human figure wearing Native American regalia. It dates from about 1,000 years ago; nothing like it has been seen before, and archaeologists suggest it could represent a spirit of the dead. (S. Alvarez Cressler / J. Simek / Antiquity Nournal)

“They are either people dressed in regalia to look like spirits, or they are spirits,” said archaeologist Jan Simek, a professor of anthropology at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville.

More... America’s largest cave figures discovered in Alabama

How do they know they aren't 2,000 years old?