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Unicorns in southern Africa: The fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art

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Unicorns in southern Africa: The fascinating story behind one-horned creatures in rock art

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Archaeology@mander.xyzEnglish · 1 year ago

One-horned creatures are found in myths around the world. Although unicorns in different cultures have little to do with one another, they have multiple associations in European thought.

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…and yet it still looks like the profile view of an antelope to me.

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

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