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tengwar2 a day ago

It's always interesting to read of "soft" things like customs lasting, as opposed to "hard" archaeology and architecture. While far simpler, one of my favourites is the Uffington White Horse (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse), which has been regularly re-packed with chalk for at least 2500 years.

mrlonglong 18 hours ago | parent [-]

That was a 17th century insult aimed at Oliver Cromwell. There's no evidence it's older than the 1600s.

tengwar2 16 hours ago | parent [-]

You are mistaken. It was dated by the lab I did my DPhil at (Research Laboratory for Archaelogy and the History of Art, Oxford University).