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Bookmark or Share- Cerne Abbas Giant age revealed by scientists - BBC NewsArchaeologists believe an ancient naked figure sculpted into a chalk hillside was created during the late Saxon period. Soil samples from the Cerne Abbas Giant were analysed by scientists over...
- Scholars Are One Step Closer to Solving the Mystery of an Enormous ...One of the largest—and rudest—of these enigmatic artworks is the Cerne Abbas Giant in Dorset. Standing 180 feet tall, the drawing depicts a well-endowed naked man holding a club. Who made the...
- Cerne Abbas Giant: Has the mystery of the chalk hill figure been solved ...New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies. The figure was later reinterpreted by the monks of Cerne Abbas as their local Saint Eadwold.
- Cerne Abbas Giant - WikipediaThe Cerne Abbas Giant is a hill figure near the village of Cerne Abbas, in Dorset, England. It is currently owned by the National Trust, and listed as a scheduled monument of England.
- This Mysterious Hillside Carving Is Actually Hercules, Researchers SayFor centuries, a giant has reigned over the village of Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England: Historians have long debated the identity of the mysterious figure whose 180-foot-tall chalky outline is...
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