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April 30, 2016

Vanished! The Surprising Things Missing From Ancient Art

Take a look, a long rambling look, at the cave paintings that Paleolithic artists drew as far back as 40,000 years ago. There are hundreds of them, in Spain, in France, all over the world. What do you see?
There are, says Richard Mabey in his new book, The Cabaret of Plants, “galloping horses and rippling bison,” reindeer, cattle, the occasional rhino—animals you might eat, animals you might chase, or simply admire, maybe even worship … But here’s what there’s not: While all these animals lived on plains or in forests and ate plants, Mabey found no convincing image of grass, no landscape imagery showing a deer nuzzling a leafy thing, pecking at a bush. Leafy things don’t appear in Paleolithic art. – Phenomena: Curiously Krulwich

Posted by gerardvanderleun at April 30, 2016 7:52 AM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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Did they do a picture of a beaver?
Or a honey bee?

You know, be healthy, eat your honey.....

Posted by: ghostsniper [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 30, 2016 10:56 AM

They don't show paintings of their BBQs but I'm sure they had'em most every night.

Posted by: Speller [TypeKey Profile Page] at April 30, 2016 9:07 PM

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