Paleolithic Cave Art Was Not Random: A Study Reveals a Hidden “Grammar” in the Caves of the Cantabrian Region (opens in new tab)

For decades, archaeologists have debated whether the paintings and engravings our ancestors left on cave walls were mere isolated acts, born of magic or superstition, or whether they instead responded to an organized system of communication, something akin to a visual language. A new study, published in the journal Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory, […]