Archaeologists uncover Palaeolithic ceramic art

Phys.org ^ | Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | U of Cambridge

[Verginius Rufus]

There is a song "Vela Luka" by Oliver Dragojevic of which a number of YouTube versions are online.

If you Google "Vela Luka - Korcula Island - YouTube" the first one on the list should be one which is 2m56s long (there's an image of a large square white building at the start)--at 2:12 it shows a photo of the opening of the Vela Spila cave.

[Verginius Rufus]

But the more militant feminists among the members of the tribe insisted on calling her a “shaperson” rather than a “shaman.”

[SunkenCiv]

I will, and in fact, I just did (the Digest #419 is up). :’)

Good luck with the fa-reakin’ IRS audit, but otherwise, enjoy exile, sounds better than regular life. :’)

[SunkenCiv]

I’d infer that a single artist made those. :’)

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Clay pots are heavy and fragile. If you are a nomadic culture then leather pots for cooking and woven baskets for storage are much more practical.

[ApplegateRanch]

Don’t call me Surely!

[SunkenCiv]

;’)

[SunkenCiv]

If they were nomadic, they could also make pots wherever they camp, and leave them behind, knowing A) they’ll make more at their next camp and B) they can recover the current pots when they are again in that location. :’)

[Dustbunny]

Neat