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Air photo of the Mother Goddess

Aerial photograph of the Mother Goddess excavation. Head, nose, eyes, eyebrows and mouth are prominent. The baulk below Magog’s chin was left so that an earth profile could be shown for archaeological purposes. The figure was approximately in this condition when Lethbridge left it for the last time. If it had been properly conserved, it could still be as good as this. The photograph below, which was taken by Nigel Pennick on 19th February 1978, shows the condition into which the surface has fallen. White patches are not chalk, but snow. The trees to the left correspond with those at the top centre of the aerial pic. above (Cr. Fenris-Wolf Collexion).

Photo of the site in 1978