The people who did the cave painting were cro-magnon people.
They knew how to make paint.
Stone Age men painted images of animals, hunting scenes, and everyday life on cave walls using natural pigments. These cave paintings provide insights into their beliefs, way of life, and artistic capabilities.
Stone age cave paintings were found in France in the year 1940.
Stone Age cave paintings were created by prehistoric humans using natural pigments, such as charcoal and clay, applied to cave walls with fingers, brushes, or blowpipes. These paintings served various purposes, such as storytelling, cultural expression, and possibly religious or ritualistic practices. Their preservation was aided by the stable, protected environment of the caves.
Stone Age cave paintings
Stone Age cave paintings.
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Someone making Stone Age cave paintings.
It started with the cave paintings during the stone age.
There is no question that early humans hunted many of the ice age mammals - we know that even without the cave paintings. But in several places in south and central Europe, there are cave paintings which seem to rely heavily on the theme of "The Hunt", yes.
One theory is that people wanted to make signs about where they went, what thy had killed or hunted, or just sometimes to tell a story.