The enormous animal, now extinct, roamed the English countryside 4,000 years ago.
A prehistoric animal which roamed the English countryside 4,000 years ago is to be celebrated with a new piece of artwork.Amesbury History Centre is bidding for a grant to build a life-size model of the animal, made out of mosaic tiles.he said: ""There's a valley coming down from Stonehenge to Amesbury and it's believed that this valley would have been used to herd the aurochs into one specific place.
Footprints of an aurochs were found during an archaeological dig at Blick Mead in 2018, however preparation works for the A303 tunnel at nearby StonehengeSpeaking at the time, lead archaeologist, Professor David Jacques described it as a "travesty" and said: "It was like putting a hole in the Bayeaux Tapestry.""My pet project is to get a life-size aurochs sitting at the front of the museum and involve the community," said Mr Verbinnen.
"We'll combine it with our other projects where we go out to schools and we'll get children to help design and build the sculpture," he added. The heritage centre, which relies on volunteers and donations, is currently awaiting the outcome of an application for funding from the Arts Council.
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