Wednesday, 27 March 2024

Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints

 


Image courtesy of Leonardo Troiano/ National Institute of Historic and Artistic Heritage, Brazil.

Joel Kontinen

What do the ancient tribes of Brazil have to do with dinosaurs?

”Mysterious rock carvings found next to dinosaur tracks in Brazil suggest ancient people discovered the footprints thousands of years ago and recognised them as meaningful.

The Serrote do Letreiro site in Paraíba state features the footprints of theropod, sauropod and ornithopod dinosaurs from the Early Cretaceous Epoch, between 145 million and 100 million years ago. Adjacent to these are numerous rock carvings, or, petroglyphs, predominantly circular with radial lines and other abstract motifs.”

But the dates supposed for the dinosaurs is in error. They can be that old.

Source:

Soumya Sagar, 2024Ancient people carved mysterious symbols near dinosaur footprints | New Scientist 26 March.