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Fertility Idols and Herd Animals in Paleolithic Cave Art
18:47 - 22:38 (03:50)
This podcast discusses the discovery of Paleolithic cave art, including the Chauvet cave in France, which was discovered in 1996. It also explores aspects of the art, including potential errors in interpretations of female fertility idols and new discoveries that show female artists may have played a larger role in the creation of the art than previously thought.
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The ancient Australian rock art showcases legit art and legit talented painters, who created things in utter darkness by torchlight using earthen pigments like ochre for yellows and oranges.
18:47 - 21:13 (02:25)
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The ancient Australian rock art showcases legit art and legit talented painters, who created things in utter darkness by torchlight using earthen pigments like ochre for yellows and oranges.
ChapterFertility Idols and Herd Animals in Paleolithic Cave Art
EpisodeSelects: How Cave Dwellers Work
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Cave paintings mostly depict herd animals with very few images of vegetation and humans.
21:13 - 22:38 (01:24)
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Cave paintings mostly depict herd animals with very few images of vegetation and humans. The theory that the fertility idols were painted by adolescent boys is doubted as female artists did a majority of cave art found in France and Spain.