Largely believed to be Cherokee artwork, the Judaculla Rock is a sandstone boulder with some 1,500 designs thought to have been carved between 1,500 and 300 years ago. According to Cherokee legend, it could have been a boundary marker for hunting grounds guarded by Judaculla, ‘Master of all Game Animals’.

But some scientists argue that the Cherokee weren’t known for this type of artwork – instead, it could be a remnant of an Ice Age tribe. There’s also a striking similarity with prehistoric stones in Scotland, nearly 4,000 miles (6,437km) across the Atlantic.

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