Ok. Here’s my question:
Those stalactites look to be pretty long and the seals seem to be in a long line going up into the upper area of the cave so:
1. Did the Neanderthals invent the first ladder to complete the seals in one sitting?
2.Did they hang the seals and outline them? Is that blood used as a medium? (I ask because my uncle has a painting from a famous Spanish painter who used the blood from bulls killed in the Fiesta Brava as his medium for bullfight paintings.)
3.Were they painted on the stalactite over time as it grew longer? Would have been a world’s record for the longest “sitting” I think.
Just askin’ cause any answer is cool.
Good questions all.
I have a question about Ancient art (not cave drawings)
It seems to me that when archaeologists discover some very old pottery paintings/art, it is ALWAYS described as, and generally looks very good. By good I mean the artists seems to have an artistic talent.
So, My question is: Where are all the “BAD” attempts at “ART/Decoration” ?
Just a thought.
These don’t appear to be wet, and since the paint is still visible on the surface, the stalactite must have lost its water supply, which is why they grow in the first place. :’)
The pic doesn’t show enough of the cave to see how far off the floor the stal. is, or even what its size is.
That red we see there is red ochre, probably, inorganic, and drawn onto the stone. Looking for blood might be a fruitful idea, good question!