{"id":120536,"date":"2023-10-24T17:29:01","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/?p=120536"},"modified":"2023-10-24T17:29:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T17:29:01","slug":"unusual-faces-in-river-unveiled-by-drought-as-experts-wonder-what-they-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottontailsonline.com\/world-news\/unusual-faces-in-river-unveiled-by-drought-as-experts-wonder-what-they-mean\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Unusual&#8217; faces in river unveiled by drought as experts wonder what they mean"},"content":{"rendered":"<li><span>Bookmark<\/span><span><svg class=\"active-svg svg-change-fill\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><\/path><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-bookmark-done\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 22 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><svg class=\"svg-to-bookmark\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"14\" height=\"18\" viewBox=\"0 0 25 28\" fill=\"none\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span><\/span><\/li>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31270260.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_BRAZIL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT-RAIN-FOREST-DROUGHT-ENGRAVING.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<h2>Thank you for subscribing!<\/h2>\n<p>Never miss any of the fun stuff. Get the biggest stories and wackiest takes from the Daily Star, including our special WTF Wednesday email<\/p>\n<p>We have more newsletters<\/p>\n<p>Ancient engravings featuring strange depictions of human faces have been unveiled thanks to a drought in the Amazon rainforest.<\/p>\n<p>The etchings \u2013 thought to be up to 2,000 years old \u2013 been found on the riverbed where the Rio Negro and the Amazon meet, near Manaus, Brazil. As well as what appear to be human faces, the artworks depict water and animals.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s usual for historical scribblings like these to disappear underwater forever. This is only the second time the engravings Brazil have been witnessed in recent times, reports Ancient Origins.<\/p>\n<p><b>READ MORE: Drunken bloke rescued moments from death after trying to take selfie with python<\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><b>For the latest brilliantly bizarre news from the Daily Star, click here.<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31270270.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_BRAZIL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT-RAIN-FOREST-DROUGHT-ENGRAVING.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>The only other time these particular ones have been seen in modern times was in 2010 \u2013 and that was for just one day. Now, with water levels at their lowest in more than a century, they\u2019ve seen the light of day once again.<\/p>\n<p>Experts were particularly taken with the rather unusual depictions of human heads. The slightly square visages, crafted with axes, all have mouths \u2013 but some are missing noses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31270277.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_BRAZIL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT-RAIN-FOREST-DROUGHT-ENGRAVING.jpg\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<figure data-mod=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/incoming\/article31261134.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458\/0_main-mouse.jpg\"><\/figure>\n<p> Volcano mice could prove life on Mars possible as summit &apos;closest thing&apos; to Red Planet<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/s2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/@trinitymirrordigital\/chameleon-branding\/publications\/dailystar\/img\/logo-schema-dailystar.png\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jaime Oliveira of the Brazilian Institute of Historical Heritage said they pictures are &quot;complex graphic art&quot; and convey &quot;both happiness and sadness.&quot; One theory is that the varying happy and sad expressions represented predators and prey.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s believed the carvings were made in a place where people used to live. Oliveira said ancient Amazonians endured periods of drought &quot;more severe than what we are experiencing now.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.dailystar.co.uk\/incoming\/article31270283.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_BRAZIL-ARCHAEOLOGY-ENVIRONMENT-RAIN-FOREST-DROUGHT-ENGRAVING.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Although scientists are gravely concerned about the ongoing weird weather patterns around the world, the drought might yet reveal more treats from history as more riverbeds give up their secrets.<\/p>\n<p>Water levels are expected to rise in the Rio Negro next month, so there\u2019s a race against the clock for experts to completely document the etchings \u2013 called \u201cpetroglyphs\u201d \u2013 before they disappear under the waves again.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>To stay up to date with all the latest news, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters <\/i><\/b><b><i>here<\/i><\/b><b><i>.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>In the News<\/li>\n<li>Science<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailystar.co.uk\/news\/world-news\/drought-uncovers-unusual-faces-riverbed-31270252\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bookmark Never miss any of the fun stuff. 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