BIOL 350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Homo Sapiens, Impermanence, Neanderthal
12 Nov 2016
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Appearance of cave paintings, necklaces and pendants, fired clay ceramic sculpture, stone carved figurines and musical instruments ranging from flutes to rattles. In france there are a lot of cave paintings that have been found. Several hypothesis; art including stories and dance may have facilitated a cultural group identity. 25 000 bc in austria carved from limestone tinted with ochre. The objects and activities depicted were presumably pleasing because they represented things that would have promoted the fitness of ancestors. Perhaps art reflects that people wanted to leave a piece of themselves to last after their eventual demise. This extension of self could reflect a grasp of life impermanence. Artwork and personal adornments could be a reflection of advertisement in skill or success. Producing art could have been a fitness signal of a high quality mind. Owning art even if you do(cid:374)(cid:859)t (cid:373)ake it is a sy(cid:373)(cid:271)ol of status. Pe(cid:396)haps this (cid:449)as p(cid:396)ese(cid:374)t i(cid:374) the past as (cid:449)ell.
