Day 208 of 365
July 27
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Art & Culture Cave Art and Early Humans
The oldest known cave paintings are over 40,000 years old. These sophisticated artworks, found in Europe and Indonesia, show that symbolic thinking developed early in human evolution. Some researchers believe the art served spiritual purposes or recorded hunting knowledge.
💡 Did you know?
One cave in France has been sealed for safety - climate changes caused by visitors' breath were damaging the paintings!
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