Hundreds of mysterious prehistoric stone carvings in Scotland

An archaeologist has discovered hundreds of prehistoric stone engravings in Scotland with an unexplained purpose.

Stone carving discovered by Currie in central Perthshire, Scotland. Photo: George Currie.

Amateur archaeologistGeorge Currie in Dundee, Scotland, found more than 670 Bronze Age and Neolithic rock engravings, according to the Guardian, during his 15-year search in the area.Perthshire city.

Currie has been interested in archaeology for a long time, but his passion for rock art began after he discovered a strange, unrecorded two-meter-wide rock carving at an archaeological site.

Currie's discoveries will be part of the largest research project on prehistoric rock art in Britain, a five-year project that began in 2017. The project is led by Historic Environment Scotland (HES) and is led by Tertia Barnett, PhD, at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland.

Archaeologists have discovered more than 2,500 carved stone tablets in Scotland, dating from between 4000 and 2000 BC. Most of the stone engravings have indentations on the surface, surrounded by concentric circles with lines or grooves extending out.

The original purpose and meaning of the petroglyphs remains a mystery, with many scholars speculating that they were used as territorial markers, fertility symbols, astronomical signs, or simply prehistoric scribbles.

According to VNE