Posted on 03/07/2022 7:03:07 PM PST by Theoria
Figure 1. Map of the Americas showing most important LP-EH archaeological, rock and portable art, and palaeontological sites mentioned in the text where Ice Age megafauna has been documented or portrayed: 1. Upper Sand Island site; 2. Fin del Mundo; 3. Vero Beach; 4. Ware Formation; 5. Taima-Taima; 6. Lake Valencia; 7. El Breal de Orocual; 8. El Vano; 9. Cerro Gavilán; 10. Totumo; 11. Pubenza; 12. Tibitó; 13. Serranía la Lindosa; 14. Chiribiquete; 15. Caverna da Pedra Pintada; 16. Tanque Loma; 17. Talara; 18. Serra da Capivara; 19. Toca da Bastiana; 20. Bahia; 21. Casa del Diablo; 22. Lapa do Boquete; 23. Lapa do Gentio; 24. Santa Elina; 25. Santana do Riacho; 26. Lapa do Santo; 27. Lagoa Santa region; 28. Abrigo do Sol; 29. Tarija; 30. Inca Cueva; 31. Hornillos 2; 32. Los Vilos; 33. Campo Laborde; 34. Arroyo Seco 2; 35. Centinela del Mar; 36. Monte Verde; 37. Cueva de las Manos; 38. Los Toldos; 39. Piedra Museo; 40. Cerro Tres Tetas; 41. El Ceibo.
Article is about number 13, in reference to sites.
Fossil Fuels are to blame.
The arrow looks like it is pointed to a giant sloth.
Figure 3. (a) Giant sloth painting at La Lindosa: 1. massive claws; 2. short rostrum; 3. large head; 4. robust thorax; 5. inverted pes; 6. offspring; 7. miniature men. (b) Artistic reconstruction of Eremotherium patterned after its closest living relative Bradypus. (c) Artistic reconstruction of Arctotherium patterned after its closest living relative, Tremarctos ornatus (Mike Keesey). Keesey's reconstructions are figurative works of art, where he took the liberty of adding features that are not visible in the rock art like fur, ear canals and wrinkles, among other features.
Ancient American science fiction. 20,000 years from now archeologists might discover an intact CD of the movie Aliens, and think we had xenomorphs and M41A pulse rifles/grenade launchers/flame throwers.
At first I thought the artist must’ve gotten his hands on some prehistoric LSD.
Odd that Texas is not included in figure 1 for all three categories.
Around ten years ago I saw that movie by Werner Herzog "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and in 3D! which is about cave paintings in the Chauvet Cave in France which they claim are 30,000 years old, almost as old as Hillary. And it's the same thing, paintings of animals, animals, animals.
Look at the drawings at #39...PAC MAN!!
When there wasn’t even any Hollywood.
I like the 10 guys at the top, carrying the python.....
I’ve always loved that drawing/painting - a nice reproduction of it is on my wish-list.
It’s just amazing to me that people that ‘primitive’ would draw horses so sensitively and thoughtfully.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave
Thanks Theoria.
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