The unbroken line of art reaches all the way back to the ancient caveman scribing on a wall. That didn't start with just one prehistoric caveman; there must have been many around the world who evolved to the point of desire for bringing order out of chaos; in an effort to communicate their ideas to others. Examples of this type of primative art are found all over the world. Which is evidence there was a common thread of human need for this type of expression. It had to evolve out of a basic human psychic need that necessitated a desire toward noting ones surroundings; an effort to control their world. This is all extremely important to us because this was how Cro-Magnon Man first distinguished himself from Neanderthal Man. I should mention here that Neanderthal Man didn't have the physical capability to talk, he must have grunted. He lacked the physical vocal cord development that Cro-Magnon Man had. We are believed to be descended from Cro-Magnon Man. So what we are actually looking at with cave painting is the early development of thought, communication, the development of speech and the early data-base.
Through this art we are given an insight into the evolution of the brain of man. Just think, if
Prehistoric art has evolved dramaticaly over the last 30,000 years. Most art is done using computers which is known as CAD (computer aided draft). Technology has even allowed humans to create CGI (computer generated images). CAD is normaly used for designing buildings, such as, homes or skyscrapers. CGI is one step past just lines and numbers and is used to create images in three dimensions. Humans now have the capability of creating full length movies simply by using the computer to generate movement and physical features. It is believed that if the caveman did not communicate ideas through art we would still be slightly behind in our time and could have stopped language from being created.
In 1995 conducted dating adds an unexpected dimension to the find. In fact, three samples taken from two charcoal drawings of rhinoceroses and one of a bison have rendered dates of between 30,340 and 32,410 years before our time. Taking margins of error into account, this means that the paintings were completed at a very early period, roughly 31,000 years ago, within a span of 1,300 years. The dating of soot from torches that was superimposed upon a calcite layer on top of one drawing (26,120 ± 400) proves that at least some of the images were executed at a very early date. One can consequently dismiss or at least rend
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