Re: Sheepishly rock art



On Dec 29, 7:17 am, "Peter Alaca" <p.al...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
"Archaeologists used X-ray fluorescence to analyze
a woman's portrait in an early twentieth-century
sheepherder's barn in central Wyoming.
The pigment used in the barn turned out to be
identical to that found on abstract "rock art" panels
at a nearby site, suggesting the works were actually
paint smears left by sheep marked for breeding
purposes."

The rams have a harness with a 'raddle' in it.
This is a mixture of chalk, colouring and waterproof binder.
When they (the ram) mounts the ewe the raddle colour/mark left is used
for the Stud records...
.



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