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Oldest art even older: New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave show early arrival of modern humans, art and music

Oldest art even older: New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave show early arrival of modern humans, art and music | Science News | Scoop.it
New dates from Geißenklösterle Cave in Southwest Germany document the early arrival of modern humans and early appearance of art and music.


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Phallic Decoration in Paleolithic Art: Genital Scarification, Piercing and Tattoos

Phallic Decoration in Paleolithic Art: Genital Scarification, Piercing and Tattoos | Science News | Scoop.it

Purpose: The primitive anthropological meaning of genital ornamentation is not clearly defined and the origin of penile intervention for decorative purposes is lost in time. Corporeal decoration was practiced in the Upper Paleolithic period. We discuss the existing evidence on the practice of phallic piercing, scarring and tattooing in prehistory.

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Prehistoric art was child's play

Prehistoric art was child's play | Science News | Scoop.it
Prehistoric etchings found in a cave in France are the work of children as young as three years old, research suggests.
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Bronze Age Facebook

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Large clusters of rock art spanning thousands of years but located at the same site may hold key to detecting massive cultural changes in prehistoric hunter-gatherers of the north.

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Archaeologists uncover prehistoric pre-school (w/ video)

Archaeologists uncover prehistoric pre-school (w/ video) | Science News | Scoop.it
(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeological research reveals that 13,000 years before CBeebies hunter-gatherer children as young as three were creating art in deep, dark caves alongside their parents.
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