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A Zigzag on a Bison Skull May be North America's Oldest Art

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Jenn

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Jun 15, 2001, 6:35:23 AM6/15/01
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Ancient Painting
A Zigzag on a Bison Skull May be North America's Oldest Art
What looks like a rather nondescript, zigzag line on the skull of an
extinct bison turns out to be an exciting bit of artwork: It
apparently is the oldest painted object ever recovered in North
America.

The forehead of the skull was decorated with a jagged, reddish line
sometime between 10,200 and 10,900 years ago, reports archaeologist
Leland Bement of the Oklahoma Archeological Survey...........

http://www.discoveringarchaeology.com/0699toc/6randn9-painting.shtml

pete

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Jun 16, 2001, 6:43:26 AM6/16/01
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Jenn wrote:

> Ancient Painting
> A Zigzag on a Bison Skull May be North America's Oldest Art
> What looks like a rather nondescript, zigzag line on the skull of an
> extinct bison turns out to be an exciting bit of artwork:

This isn't the first time I've read about that,
and this isn't the first time I've wondered why articles
keep describing that nondescript artwork without a picture.

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pete

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