BBC6 年
'Oldest known drawing' found on tiny rock in South Africa
He told Reuters that while the team would be "hesitant to call it art", it almost definitely had "some meaning to the maker". There have been numerous other artefacts found in Blombos Cave ...
National Geographic news3 年
First Artists
This is where the cave lions are ... year-old engraved ostrich eggshells in Diepkloof Rock Shelter north of Cape Town. Meanwhile, Blombos itself kept yielding treasures: finely carved and ...
EurekAlert!3 年
Blombos Cave Interior (IMAGE)
Researchers are working in Blombos Cave. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of ...
Nature2 年
The Transition to Modern Behavior
the unexpected discovery of personal ornaments and art older than 70,000 years ago — shell beads and engraved ochre — at Blombos Cave on the southern Cape coast of South Africa, initiated a ...
来自MSN1 个月
Outstanding cave paintings and rock art you have to see
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CBC.ca6 年
Down the Hole and Back in Time
There are few digs on the planet telling us more about the origins of our species than Blombos Cave, on the Cape Coast of South Africa. Since its discovery in the early 1990s, the sandy floors of ...
PBS6 年
Cave Art:
One hypothesis is that the art is reflects "sympathetic magic," a ritual aimed at bringing good luck to the hunters. The true significance of these magnificent cave paintings at Lascaux and ...
China Internet Information Center14 年
The Maodao Kulun Rock Paintings
The Maodao Kulun Rock Paintings, drawn on a cliff of about 2 kilometers running along the boundary between China and Mongolian Republic, were found in Bayabnaoer City and consist of fifteen group ...
Cambridge University Press5 个月
Prehistoric Rock Art
Lahelma, Antti 2011. David S. Whitley:Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit. The Origin of Creativity and Belief. Norwegian Archaeological Review, Vol. 44, Issue. 2, p ...
comunitatvalenciana3 年
Rock art in the Region of Valencia
A must visit to learn our past better. Cave art in the Region of Valencia Discover important prehistoric sites where you can see cave art in the Region of Valencia. And hop from cave to rock shelter ...
The New York Times3 天
Art and Design
Scott Burton, one of America’s leading sculptors, entrusted his estate to the museum in 1989, when he was sick with AIDS, to ensure his place in art history. It turned out to be a bad idea.