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Jan Simek - ans A professor from the University of Tennessee who, along with his colleagues, published images of giant glyphs carved into the mud surface of a cave in Alabama in the journal Antiquity. The glyphs depicted human forms and animals, and are some of the largest known cave images found in North America. The forms may represent spirits of the underworld, or other sacred creatures to the indigenous people of the area. One glyph of a rattlesnake reaches 3 metres in length, and another one of a human figure is just over 1.8 metres. Using carbon dating, the group dated an American bamboo torch residue stuck into the wall, also in accord with certain pottery fragments found in the cave. Antiquity - ans A journal published by Professor Jan Simek of the University of Tennessee and his colleagues that displays images of nearly 2,000-year-old mud cave carvings found in 19th Unnamed Cave, Alabama. 19th unnamed cave - ans A cave in Alabama which houses large cave carved glyphs, which were documented in Jan Simek's journal Antiquity. The glyphs were determined to be almost 2,000 years old. The glyphs appear to depict human forms and animals, and stretch (like one of a rattlesnake) up to 3 metres long. Using photogrammetry, the team revealed these drawings despite the cave's ceiling being only 60cm high, moving the point of view to 4 meters away instead. Photogrammetry - ans A technique often used in archaeology to record artifacts, buildings, landscapes, and caves. It involves overlapping thousands of photographs taken from different angles and combining them digitally. Rock Art - ans Human made markings on stone. It has existed for at least 64,000 years, though it is likely we know only of very few instances. This is due to thin engravings being lost to erosion, caves