Primitive petroglyph, Hope Street
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Primitive petroglyph, Hope Street
Image: © Keith Edkins Taken: 3 Feb 2008
The precise significance of this image, discovered on a No Motor Vehicles sign, is unknown. Some authorities believe it portrays a demon receiving the heart of a sacrificial victim; others, pointing to its location on Hope Street, believe it indicates the hope that the spirit will ascend to a higher life. One archaeologist has even suggested it may be a design for a bottle opener.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.196585
Longitude
0.144821