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happyaccident

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6. I read somewhere that the paintings were done on the bumpy wall and ceilings

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Sat Jun 29, 2019, 11:21 PM

Jun 2019

When you use a single flame like a candle or lamp it creates a 3-d movement effect. they didn't see it for years because they only used much stronger modern lights that removed the shadows. maybe these animations are part of that.

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I wonder why the prehistoric men or women were such good artists [View all] Beringia Mar 2019 OP

There are some that even depict animation gtar100 Mar 2019 #1

Interesting Beringia Mar 2019 #2

Neanderthals couldn't draw but Homo sapiens could. It helped them visualize the hunt. Demit Mar 2019 #3

Thanks for the article Beringia Mar 2019 #5

Read an article that said they may have been done by autistic savants applegrove Mar 2019 #4

I read somewhere that the paintings were done on the bumpy wall and ceilings happyaccident Jun 2019 #6