Thanks for posting.

Judi Lynn!

You always find the coolest stuff to post!

I noticed that in that first picture, amazing to think about really. They have perspective and depth, so fun to imagine the artists.

where the walls are covered with images of human hand prints, a variety of sizes and colors. Why? It's like a census, mixed adults and children. Various colors. Were they leaving a message on the viability of the area, what was the purpose or message?

Is how good the representations are. I know the article says that they don't really know who made the drawings, but based on the dates the scientists are estimating, they have to have an idea of the level of development of these people. Those drawings are not of stick figures! It is easy to tell what they are supposed to be. I'm thinking that the average person today wouldn't do as well, especially using charcoal (?) on a rock wall! I've always loved the cave art, especially the ones with a little color. Just amazing!!

Thanks for this article and the good news!!

Unlike later cultures, like the Egyptians, Indians, Chinese, Early Greeks, Africans, etc. whose art became stylized, so much so that we tend to think of "primitive" and "ancient" artists as lacking skill, but that's only because earlier cultures imposed societal norms and symbolism on their art, especially if they developed formal art instruction. Naturalism was sort of "rediscovered" by the Greeks and Romans, and again in the Renaissance, and once again with photography. But there has always been this tendency to distort the natural world in art. I suspect prehistoric artists were less encumbered by such cultural baggage so the beasts are still recognizable to us today.

How did they come up with that in France?

Wondrous art and history! Thanks JudyLynn!

The translation is kind of weird, though. The headline makes it sound like they unsealed the cave for 20k years 😂!

“Scientists Opened A Sealed Cave For 20,000 Years…”

It's beyond amazing for 30,000 years old... I want to believe!

30,000 years ago. Unfathomable.

Much of these look more "realistic" than a lot of the artwork I have seen from medieval Europe.

... of the movement of the creatures depicted is testament to the deep and intimate knowledge the artists had of their subjects. As a professional artist of 60+ years, I am in awe of the stunning beauty of this art.