Researchers explore a collection of ancient rock art near dinosaur footprints at an archaeological site in Brazil. Here’s what ancient humans thought about dinosaur fossils.
Dinosaurs have had an enormous cultural impact, and although they didn’t achieve their fame until the modern age, their footprints may have still captivated curious groups of ancient humans. Recent research at a site in northeast Brazil containing primitive rock art adjacent to dinosaur footprints has revealed how humans interacted with the fossil record in prehistory., focused on three rock outcrops at the Serrote do Letreiro site in Brazil.
The researchers say that variations in style among the petroglyphs don’t indicate the work of different human cultures, but rather, represent unique expressions from various individuals within the same group. The fact that many of the petroglyphs were placed in close proximity to the footprints shows that their creators did acknowledge fossils. None of the petroglyphs interfered with the existing footprints, meaning the creators may have wanted to deliberately avoid damaging the fossils despite not knowing their true origins.
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