Vandals add a mask to the 500-year-old "

Sussex police are looking for vandals who painted the " This is a famous 70-meter geoglyph, carved into the chalk hills between Eastbourne and Lewis..

The image is protected by law, its original appearance has already been restored. The police said that the actions of vandals are unacceptable, even if they were a joke.

The Long Man of Wilmington, Europe's Largest Human Body Image. Previously, it was believed that the geoglyph was created in the Iron Age, but recent studies have shown that the drawing could be done later - in 1710.