Stonehenge sprayed with paint by environmental protesters – DW – 06/19/2024
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The prehistoric megalithic structure in England has been targeted by activists spraying orange powder paint, social media footage showed.

The prehistoric megalithic structure in England has been targeted by activists spraying orange powder paint, social media footage showed.

Environmental protesters sprayed paint on Stonehenge on Wednesday, with footage showing an orange powder covering some of the stones.

Two protesters dressed in white were seen running towards two of the megaliths, spraying paint, as another person attempted to stop them, in footage released by Just Stop Oil, an environmental activist group focused on the issue of human-caused climate change.

  • lepinkainen@lemmy.worldEnglish
    62·
    6 months ago

    It was coloured corn starch, and the stones have lichen growing on them that has helped them survive this long.

    Nobody knows what the colouring agent was.

    • spujb@lemmy.cafeEnglish
      82·
      6 months ago

      If it causes lasting damages they will and should be prosecuted for exactly what happens. I’m hoping they did their due diligence but hey, if not that was dumb as hell of them and they should pay for it.

      Again though, the sentiment remains that people are going to die. That damage is also irreparable and far less redeemable. I support this kind of action.