Researchers at Sheffield Hallam University have uncovered the scratchings believed to scare-away evil spirits, inside a cavern at Creswell Crags Museum and Heritage Centre. The team using advanced technology and 3D have for the first time been able to give detailed images of the markings – thought to be the largest number recorded in the UK. According to Historic England the ‘witch marks’ or apotropaic marks, formed part of a ritual dating back as far as the early medieval period.
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