Early Cave Art Was Abstract
The cave paintings were created between 43,000 and 65,000 years ago, 20,000 years before modern humans arrived in Europe.
When was cave art created?
cave art, generally, the numerous paintings and engravings found in caves and shelters dating back to the Ice Age (Upper Paleolithic), roughly between 40,000 and 14,000 years ago.
Why cave art was created?
Hunting was critical to early humans' survival, and animal art in caves has often been interpreted as an attempt to influence the success of the hunt, exert power over animals that were simultaneously dangerous to early humans and vital to their existence, or to increase the fertility of herds in the wild.
