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Horse hill figures .

Reed warbler and nest from ‘Broadland Birds’ Emma Louisa Turner

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Alabastron with siren and a swan.

Corinthian 6th century BC

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Arachnoidiscus ornatus Ehb

From the book ‘The Beauty Of Nature’ by V. J. Staněk

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The Grimes Graves Goddess

Neolithic, Norfolk UK

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As this has started to get quite a few notes I thought I should probably add that the authenticity of the goddess is somewhat suspect:

“In 1939 Leslie Armstrong discovered a group of 'ritual objects' near the base of the mineshaft. His finds included several chalk carvings. The 'goddess' caused immediate controversy when Ethel Rudkin, Armstrong's fiancée, carved a copy on the day of its discovery. This led to a bitter argument that ended their engagement. Since then the goddess has attracted much debate. No similar figurines from the Late Neolithic period have ever been found in Britain. It bears closer resemblance to earlier Palaeolithic carvings. This, and the copy carved by Rudkin, have led to suspicions that the goddess was planted, perhaps as a practical joke or to support Armstrong's earlier theories that mining began here before the Neolithic period. We may never know the truth.”

#the quote is just from the heritage England trust