[U, X2: Hidden From Human Eyes For A Thousand Years.] This Is... A Mystery.

Here it is. I will have more on it, later today.

But for now, Without any pre-determined context or narrative to guide you. . . what do you. . . see? [I've updated a second time, now -- to color-code my decidedly uninformed, amateurish guesses -- about what I see as an overlaid series of images, telling a story, through time. . . at the bottom, centered -- so don't scroll down yet, if you don't want a spoiler. Heh.]

Update @ 1:30 pm EDT: Here is the story, then from CNN's Science desk, reporting (do go read it all, for at least one scholar's interpretation of the image at right):

. . .Massive Native American drawings -- which remained unseen in an Alabama cave for more than 1,000 years -- have been unveiled by a team of scientists. It's the largest known cave art ever discovered in North America.

The art was practically invisible until researchers investigated the cave and used 3D scans to reveal the works, including one stretching for 11 feet (3.4 meters) in length. A study detailing their findings published Tuesday in the journal Antiquity.

The large artwork was discovered inside 19^th Unnamed Cave in Alabama, which has been kept anonymous to protect the site from vandalism. . . .

Although its location was first found in 1998, the tight confines of the cave made the sprawling art, drawn in mud, impossible to see, so it was missed. But hundreds of smaller images were discovered throughout the cave at that time. . . .

The first North American cave art was found in Tennessee in 1979 and was 750 to 800 years old. Since that initial discovery, 89 other sites have been found across southeastern North America. The oldest site dates back 7,000 years, but much of the cave art was created between 800 and 1600 AD. . . .

Smile. . . so many memories leap to mind. . . of fine art, truly available (and visible!) only to those willing to trek into the dark, behind the gallery walls, as it were -- to fully appreciate it. This is indeed an allegory -- about all of life, Frist or no. Grinning ear to ear. Have a great weekend, one and all!

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