The geolyph is thought to have been created by a "megalithic culture" operating in the area during the past and connected with other Megaliths in the Urals and on Vera Island. ... CHELYABINSK, RUSSIA—Three years ago, researchers discovered a 900-foot-long stone structure in the shape of a moose … The Russian geoglyph refers to a geoglyph on slopes of the Zyuratkul Mountains in the Chelyabinsk region in Russia. Excavations of nearby land could provide further clues as to its origins and to the people who made it. If that is correct, it would make the moose geoglyph much older than Peru's Nazca Lines, the earliest of which were created around 500 BC. Radiocarbon dating has been carried out, narrowing down the period in which the geoglyph was created to between 3,000BC and 4,000BC, some 5,000 or 6,000 years ago. Excavations in the summer of 2012 have revealed small walls and remains of what are thought to be passageways on the areas around the hoof and snout of the animal. Grigoriev remarked that "the hoof is made of small crushed stones and clay. This mysterious geoglyph, depicting an elk or a moose, was found on slopes of the Zyuratkul Mountains in the Chelyabinsk region in Russia … However, the age of the image is no excuse for just how rubbish it is. A 900ft stone structure thought to be of a moose found in the Ural Mountains could be the oldest of its kind in the world. It may also have had a … NEXT> 5. He has no head. He is being eaten. Uffington White Horse. [1], The stones are now covered by a layer of patina with a dark shade. More. Reading the Rök Runestone . Sky News Australia, Russian geoglyph may be older than 500BC, 2012-10-13. It seems to me there were very low walls and narrow passages among them. Around the Ural Mountain range in Western Siberia, a large geoglyph of a moose seemed to unfold before his eyes. Stars. This highly stylized prehistoric hill figure, dubbed the Uffington White Horse, … New analysis of the small tools found around the site suggests that the moose … Russian 'Moose' Geoglyph Predates Nazca Lines, The 900ft "moose" geoglyph in the Ural Mountains, Russia. Grigoriev published an article with Nikolai Menshenin from the State Centre for Monument Protection about the discovery in the Antiquity journal in spring 2011. The style of the stone-working, called lithic chipping, dates to the Neolithic and Eneolithic period 6,000 to 3,000 years BC. MessageToEagle.com – Children were involved in the construction of a gigantic moose-geoglyph in the Ural Mountains which was only discovered thanks to images taken from space. He has a dog . The moose was discovered by chance in 2011 by local researcher Alexander Shestakov after he spotted it trawling through satellite images from Google Earth. Experts have been examining the giant moose-shaped stone structure since it was discovered in 2011 and have now confirmed it is the world's oldest. The figure was found in 2011 through the examination of satellite images of the region. Share. Research has continued into the site under Stanislav Grigoriev from the Russian Academy of SciencesInstitute of History and Archaeology. Earlier they were lighter and were perfectly visible from the ridge because the huge size of the drawing. Western Siberia. The style of the stone-working, called lithic chipping, dates to the Neolithic and Eneolithic period 6,000 to 3,000 years BC, Mr Grigoriev said. Nov 15, 2014 - Three years ago, researchers discovered a 900-foot-long stone structure in the shape of a moose high in the Ural Mountains. Sergei Shushunov European moose hunting. To install click the Add extension button. [1] This suggested dating would place the construction of the 900 feet (270 m) geoglyph many centuries before that of the Nazca lines in Peru, the Blythe geoglyphs in California and several in England, making it one of the oldest examples of land art in the world.[1][3].