Cave Paintings – A Deep Dive Into Famous Prehistoric Cave Art
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Image caption: Rock painting at Ubirr. Image courtesy of Tourism NT (Northern Territory) via Wikimedia Commons. Article by
Despite never having contacted each other, many early cultures across the world adorned their dwellings with cave paintings and cave drawings in a very similar manner. Paleolithic cave art provides archeologists with insight into the lives, habits, diets, and rituals of prehistoric people. The oldest cave paintings typically featured basic geometric shapes and hand stencils. From the first cave paintings ever created in prehistoric cave art to the various manifestations that emerged in subsequent centuries, let’s take a look at the most interesting cave paintings. […]
