Prehistoric cave art has been found on all continents inhabited by humans, and it tells us not only about the early forms of artistic expression and the thinking of our distant ancestors, but also about their place in nature. I wrote a feature focusing on the biological and psychological aspects of this art, of which new and spectacular examples are still being discovered, described and dated to this day.
My feature is out now:
Cave art reveals human nature
Current Biology Volume 30, Issue 3, 03 February 2020, Pages R95-R98
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In a recently investigated cave painting from Sulawesi Island, Indonesia, minuscule stick figures armed with spears and ropes appear to be hunting anoas (Bubalus sp.). (Photo: Ratno Sardi, from Nature (2019) 576, 442–445.)
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