Archaeologists will reverse the chalk figure's 'weight loss' after finding it was getting thinner.
The head and neck of the chalk figure, in particular, have got thinner, the archaeologists sayThe head and neck of the Uffington White Horse, in particular, have become thinner since the 1980s, the National Trust and Oxford Archaeology team said.
Archaeologist Adrian Cox said it was "hugely important" as Britain's oldest scientifically-dated chalk figure. They carried out their investigation by digging a series of small archaeological trenches, removing only the turf, during the National Trust's annual scouring and re-chalking of the horse.
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