Gower cave reindeer carving is Britain's oldest rock art
A reindeer engraved on the wall of a cave in south Wales has been confirmed as the oldest known rock art in Britain. The image in Cathole Cave on Gower, south Wales was created at least 14,000 years ago, said Bristol University. Archaeologist Dr George Nash found the engraving while exploring a rear section of the cave in September 2010. He said uranium dating showed it was the oldest rock art in the British Isles, if not north-western Europe. Read more
Archaeologists chance discovery may be Britain's earliest example of rock art
An archaeologist at the University of Bristol believes he may have discovered Britain's oldest example of rock art. The chance finding by Dr George Nash from the University's Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, of a reindeer wall engraving in a South Wales cave could be Britain's oldest example of rock art dating more than 14,000 years ago. Read more
Carving found in Gower cave could be oldest rock art
An archaeologist believes a wall carving in a south Wales cave could be Britain's oldest example of rock art. The faint scratchings of a speared reindeer are believed to have been carved by a hunter-gatherer in the Ice Age more than 14,000 years ago. The archaeologist who found the carving on the Gower peninsula, Dr George Nash, called it "very, very exciting." Read more