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What clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in part of the caves?
Which clue to the past has been found near the artwork displayed in parts of caves? About how long ago were the objects and art described in this chapter created? People long ago were not as big as people today. Why are ancient handprints found on cave walls very small?
What do prehistoric cave paintings and ancient graffiti represent?
Prehistoric cave paintings and ancient graffiti represent early forms of communication.
What are the features of cave paintings in Paleolithic Age?
In some caves, these animals were anthropomorphized, containing certain human characteristics, like bipedalism or human body parts. This was rare, but images of actual humans were even rarer. To round it out, ancient artists also created abstract geometric shapes and patterns, often intermingled with other designs.
What evidence supports why scientists think prehistoric artists built scaffolding in caves?
What evidence supports why scientists think prehistoric artists built scaffolding in caves? cave paintings painted on top of high ceilings inside caves.
Why ancient arts are mostly found in caves?
Hunting was critical to early humans’ survival, and animal art in caves has often been interpreted as an attempt to influence the success of the hunt, exert power over animals that were simultaneously dangerous to early humans and vital to their existence, or to increase the fertility of herds in the wild.
What would historians concluded by studying the evidence from the cave painting?
What could historians conclude by studying the evidence from the cave painting? They used bows and arrows to hunt.
What ancient graffiti means?
Used mainly as a form of artistic expression or a memorial to important events in history. Other times it serves to mark territory or convey political messages. Graffiti has existed since cavemen began telling their stories through their drawings on cave walls. Here are some great examples of ancient graffiti.
What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built scaffolding series of ladders and platforms to stand on?
Before history was written. What is the evidence that prehistoric cave artists built wood structures (scaffolding) to stand on? Some paintings are too high to be reached from the floor.