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Submitted by LizH on Tuesday, 21 December 2004 Page Views: 7798
Rock ArtCountry: England County: Derbyshire Type: Rock ArtInternal Links:
The latest edition of Unearthing Mysteries on BBC Radio 4 features Creswell Cave Art. It describes the findings of palaeolithic rock art in the Derbyshire caves. There is also a description of the art and how it was found along with some pictures on their web site.
The programme describes how archaeologists decided to search for cave art, how they discovered it, and what exactly is depicted in the cave. There is some discussion of aspects of the site such as whether and how colour was used and the relationship of the art to other European art.
There are a number of links on the Megalithic Portal to discoveries in the Creswell Crags.
Hopefully the programme will be archived long-term along with the other excellent programmes in this series: Unearthing Mysteries – Creswell Cave Art.