Britain's oldest chalk figure restored to former glory

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Britain's oldest chalk figure restored to former glory

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In Oxfordshire, England, an iconic prehistoric chalk figure known as the Uffington White Horse has been meticulously restored after showing signs of significant wear.

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Archaeology or archeology[a] is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscapes.

Archaeology has various goals, which range from understanding culture history to reconstructing past lifeways to documenting and explaining changes in human societies through time.

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