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Why are their so many well preserved fossils?
its safe and its well preserved The organisms were buried quickly.
Why are the Egyptian mummies so well preserved?
Because the mummification process makes them well-preserved.
Why are the tombs so well preserved?
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What is the first well known painting?
One of the stone age cave paintings. Archeologists do not quite agree on the dating of the different caves, so we cannot know for sure which was first.
Why cave paintings are so important to the early people?
Cave paintings are important to early people because they provide a window into their lives and beliefs. They depict scenes of hunting, rituals, and daily activities, offering insights into their culture, spiritual practices, and artistic expressions. Additionally, cave paintings help archaeologists understand the development of human cognition and creativity during prehistoric times.
What are the reasons early people painted in caves?
Well, there are many ideas of why prehistoric humans might have made cave paintings, but nobody real knows why. Some reasons are because of decorations, capturing "magical powers", to honor the 'spirits', or used for ceremonies. Also, scientists think they were used for ceremonies because scientists sang in places with cave paintings and places without cave paintings and the places with cave paintings sounded louder. In addition, cave paintings weren't just found when you enter a cave, but they were found deep in a caves in many different rooms. Also, the cave paintings weren't only found down were people could reach, but instead very high on ceilings and walls, too. Scientists believe that prehistoric people used scaffolding to reach those places.
Why do you think primitive people used the walls of caves for the painting?
they used the cave walls for their cave paintings because if they didn't use the walls and they used nother flat surface we wouldn't know that there were paintings because they would be dust, so they used walls because they knew that other people like us would find the paintings and that we could find out what they were for and why.?1
When did the caves of Lascaux open?
The Caves of Lascaux are a Palaeolithic cave site in Montignac in the Dordogne region of France, containing the most famous cave paintings ever. Discovered in 1940 and opened to the public in 1948, but the level of interest was so great that the cave was closed to the public in 1963, amongst fears that the paintings were suffering harm. A copy of the cave was made and this was opened to the public in 1983. See the link below for more information.
What did some archaeolgists believe that early cave paintings of animals were ment to honor?
well they belived that killing animals were the only things to do so when they killed the animal or animals they thought it was ment to be honor because it is helping they stay alive.
What is so important about lascaux caves?
Its basically famous for its paintings. They are called "paleolithic cave paintings". The reason why they are so famous is because they are older then 15,000 years old, they are very precious. These caves are located in France and it was discovered in September 1940. Most of the paintings are of beautiful horses and locals come down and see the paintings and the beautiful caves... Two in one. Hope this helped you...
The painted images of animals in prehistoric caves were generally done naturalistically?
All cave paintings were made by modern humans. They were usually made in caves that had no habitation and were hard to access, so they may have served a religious purpose. Usually the subjects of cave paintings were large animals such as bison, reindeer, horses, mammoths, etc. They also occasionally painted carnivores, such as the cave hyena.
Why was the cave closed to the public?
the carbon dioxide produced by 1,200 visitors per day had visibly damaged the paintings. The cave was closed to the public in 1963 in order to preserve the art. so because people were contaminating it.
