Anthropology

Warpy

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9. That's neolithic, meaning the ice had retreated

Fri Oct 27, 2023, 05:38 PM

Oct 2023

or they wouldn't have been there. I'm talking about cave paintings, most of which have been dated to before the last glacial maximum. The drawings of animals are magnificent. There are symbols that reappear from cave to cave, but no connection to the sky has been found. Some are most likely maps of herd movements through the landscape. The meaning of others has been completely lost.

However, the megalith carvings were all done 8000 years ago and later, especially in England and Ireland.

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A thing puzzled me while watching programs [View all] moniss Oct 2023 OP

Those old bones from legs and torso were tied to legends of giants Warpy Oct 2023 #1

Yes I see what you are saying and thanks for the info moniss Oct 2023 #3

One of my favorite objects lives at the Cambrige U museum in the UK Warpy Oct 2023 #5

Would we know today whether wnylib Oct 2023 #10

Lots of rock carvings with constellations and phases of the moon cally Oct 2023 #8

That's neolithic, meaning the ice had retreated Warpy Oct 2023 #9

Oldest known depiction of the sky is only dated to wnylib Oct 2023 #11

Not quite. The Babylonians did research we've only caught up to Warpy Oct 2023 #12

As a total ignoramus/amateur, I will take a shot at answering... RockRaven Oct 2023 #2

Good points about the fragile nature moniss Oct 2023 #4

Some info here: werdna Oct 2023 #6

I have had this same thought. EmeraldCoaster Oct 2023 #7