In a dark underground warren of tunnels in Alabama, ancient Indigenous American artists once traced figures resembling humans and animals into the mud on the cave’s walls and ceilings:
In a dark underground warren of tunnels in Alabama known as “19th Unnamed Cave,” ancient Indigenous American artists once traced figures resembling humans and animals into the mud on the cave’s walls and ceilings.
The artists worked by torchlight and likely had to crouch due to the cave’s low ceilings. The exact location of the cave, a veritable treasure trove of Native American cave art covering 4,300 square feet, has been kept secret to protect the art from damage or looting.The new images were developed using photogrammetry, a technique that uses photographs to create 3D models of a person, object, or surface.
The researchers say we can only guess at the artworks’ meaning, but speculate that they may depict spirits of the underworld dating to theSerpent figure with a round head and diamond-shaped body markings from 19th Unnamed Cave, Alabama. Note that the base of the engraved glyph joins a natural fissure in the ceiling limestone .
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