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The six-legged goats of Pedra das Cabras

The six-legged goats of Pedra das Cabras

Photo: Unknown author / Wikimedia Commons , Public domain , resized

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Zoomorphic motifs scratched into a large solitary rock in a Galician pine forest have been tentatively dated to the Neolithic.

The Pedra das Cabras is a petroglyph located in a pine forest near the village of Figueirido in the Barbanza Region of Galicia.

The zoomorphic motifs are scratched into the side of a large solitary rock and depict two animals, possibly goats. Each animal has six legs, which might have been a deliberate choice to represent movement in the figures.

The engravings have been tentatively dated to the Neolithic. The site is situated near the village of Figueirido in the civil parish of Palmeira, municipality of Ribeira.

Sources: Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons

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