Archaeologists have discovered ancient rock carvings in the Alps

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Археологи обнаружили древнейшие наскальные рисунки в АльпахIn the French Alps found the petroglyphs at the height of 2 thousand meters.

Archaeologists in the French Southern Alps, which rise above sea level 2 thousand 133 m, found pictures of animals.

“We expected to find small prints, as, for example, in the Valley of wonders (valley in the South-East of France, which holds more than 40 thousand rock paintings of the bronze age), but could not think of prehistoric images at such a height,” – says the head of research.

In his opinion, this is the first scientific experience of scanning the rocks at this altitude. Technically, the task proved difficult to implement as the equipment for the laser scanner it was not easy to drive up to the grotto.

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