Why are humans less prevalent than animals in Cave paintings during the paleolithic era?
2007-09-09 16:22:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
As far as I know, there is no official 'right answer' simply a variety of opinions. Some believe these were paintings of things that were highly valued done to pass the time during bad weather; others believe they are the equivalent of tacking up awards, newspaper headlines or trophies on the wall. There are some who believe that, like some pre-industrial people, the painters feared that to represent a human's image was to damage / destroy that human's soul.
Personally, I suspect they are a form of sympathetic magic and rather like what has been termed a "treasure map" ...a allow the humans successful hunting.
2007-09-09 16:37:50 · answer #1 · answered by ren_faire_rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The paintings were used in religious rituals to bring luck when hunting
2007-09-09 18:30:37 · answer #2 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If most modern men are the result of "survival of the fittest" things must have been pretty grim back then. Let's be completely honest here. lol :-)
2016-05-20 23:45:16 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL.
2007-09-09 16:28:02 · answer #4 · answered by jjung411 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋