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Interesting Facts: Why Ancient People Drew Animals
11.12.2023 20:00
Updated: 13.05.2024 21:21
The presence of rock paintings testifies not only to the fact that there was a site of primitive people here, but also to the existence of a culture among this primitive community.
Which drawing is the oldest
The age of the drawings and their subjects allow scientists to get an idea of the state of the world and the life of primitive communities at the time the images were created.
A rock painting of a pig, found in a karst cave on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, turned out to be the world's oldest depiction of an animal.
Using uranium-thorium dating, scientists determined that the drawing was created 45.5 thousand years ago.
Why did ancient people draw on stones
They began to talk about experiences, attract luck in hunting, and share scenes from life with the help of petroglyphs.
This is the name given to the cave paintings of ancient people, which were carved on stones or painted on since the Paleolithic era.
Primitive artists painted animals that were important to their survival.
Animals served them as a source of food, clothing, weapons and other resources.
By drawing animals, they could express their respect for them, gratitude for the fact that they gave them life, or ask that the hunt be successful.
