Comment on People create human chain to restore Cherhill white horse
als@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Relevant Tom Scott video
Note that Tom Scott’s video is about the Uffington White Horse and the horse in OP’s post is the Cherhill White Horse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse
The Uffington White Horse was created some time between 1380 and 550 BC, during the late Bronze Age or early Iron Age.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherhill_White_Horse
The figure was first cut in 1780 by Dr Christopher Alsop of Calne, who created it by removing turf to expose the underlying chalk.
tal@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Note that Tom Scott’s video is about the Uffington White Horse and the horse in OP’s post is the Cherhill White Horse.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uffington_White_Horse
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherhill_White_Horse