[lbo-talk] cave of forgotten dreams

[Chuck Grimes]

Yes indeed. Most ancient art histroy courses start with reproductions of
cave art which includes scuplture of human figures and the animals they
were rising or hunting. The oldest are in the 35,000 bce range. The pigments
are charcole and various earth colors and the vehicle is composed of
organic fat-like oils. Some are reported to be still not dried hard.

What is completely unaccounted for is the cultural side of these works,
what they mean, how they functioned in the social setting, etc. You have
to practice to get this good, so how were they practicing and teaching?

CG