Massive Native American drawings — which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years — have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It's the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America.
Ashley StricklandMassive Native American drawings -- which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years -- have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It's the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America.
The photogrammetry process involves taking thousands of photos to create a 3D model of something. It produced an accurate record of the site, but had the added benefit of unveiling the secret artwork -- especially given the cave's very low ceilings. During two months of field work, the team took 16,000 photographs.
This enigmatic figure is largely composed of swirling lines, with a round head at one end and a possible rattlesnake tail at the other.Another figure has a square head with lines extending from the top, a rectangular torso and a single leg. Several of the figural depictions show a type of pattern or sash on the torso. One has a triangular head with ovals emerging from either side, which looks similar to"an animal head with pricked ears," but hands that look"clearly human.
But the figures do share spiritual themes -- like figures exhibiting supernatural characteristics -- with other known rock art in the region, so they may show characters from"previously unknown religious narratives, likely of the Middle Woodland period" between 200 BC and 600 AD.
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