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Engraved stones found on Jersey ‘an art form of 15,000 years ago’ – The Guardian
Discovery of marked plaquettes at Les Varines points to earliest evidence of human art in British Isles
They are small, flat and covered in what appear to be chaotic scratches, but 10 engraved stone fragments unearthed on Jersey, researchers say, could be the earliest evidence of human art in the British Isles.
The stones were found at Les Varines, on the island, between 2014 and 2018, and are believed to have been made by a group of hunters about 15,000 years ago.
While at first glance the engravings appear to be a haphazard array of marks, experts say a careful analysis has revealed the cuts w…
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