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PICTURES: Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female

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« on: June 27, 2009, 01:37:31 am »

PICTURES: Prehistoric European Cave Artists Were Female



June 16, 2009--Inside France's 25,000-year-old Pech Merle cave, hand stencils surround the famed "Spotted Horses" mural.

For about as long as humans have created works of art, they've also left behind handprints. People began stenciling, painting, or chipping imprints of their hands onto rock walls at least 30,000 years ago.

Until recently, most scientists assumed these prehistoric handprints were male. But "even a superficial examination of published photos suggested to me that there were lots of female hands there," Pennsylvania State University archaeologist Dean Snow said of European cave art.

By measuring and analyzing the Pech Merle hand stencils, Snow found that many were indeed female--including those pictured here. (Also see: pictures of hand stencils through time.)
—Photograph courtesy Dean Snow
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Analyzing hand stencils dating back some 28,000 years in Spain's El Castillo cave, archaeologist Dean Snow concluded many of El Castillo's artists had been female.

"The very long ring finger on the left is a dead giveaway for male hands," he said. "The one on the right has a long index finger and a short pinky--thus very feminine."

His findings suggest women's role in prehistoric culture may have been greater than previously thought.
—Photographs by Roberto Ontanon Peredo, courtesy Dean Snow
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« Reply #2 on: June 27, 2009, 08:56:22 am »

Go Figure!!!!
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An open-minded view of the past allows for an unprejudiced glimpse into the future.

Logic rules.

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