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CUP AND RING MARKINGS
A stone or rock outcrop bearing roughly hemispherical depressions and/or concentric annular or penannular grooves. Complex designs also occur. Use more specific term. Differentiate between designs on stones/boulders and rock outcrop.
Classifications
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Monument Thesaurus (rcahms)
> Religious Ritual And Funerary
>>> Cup Marked Rock
>>> Cup Marked Stone
>>> Ring Marked Rock
