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Evolution of prehistoric cave art

Valladas, H., Clottes, J., Geneste, J.-M., Garcia, M. A., Arnold, M., Cachier, H., Tisnérat-Laborde, N.·2001·Nature

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Sophisticated examples of European palaeolithic parietal art can be seen in the caves of Altamira, Lascaux and Niaux near the Pyrenees, which date to the Magdalenian period (12,000-17,000 years ago), but paintings of comparable skill and complexity were created much earlier, some possibly more than 30,000 years ago. We have derived new radiocarbon dates for the drawings that decorate the Chauvet cave in Vallon-Pont-d'Arc, Ardèche, France, which confirm that even 30,000 years ago Aurignacian artists, already known as accomplished carvers, could create masterpieces comparable to the best Magdalenian art. Prehistorians, who have traditionally interpreted the evolution of prehistoric art as a steady progression from simple to more complex representations, may have to reconsider existing theories of the origins of art.

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Authors: Valladas, H., Clottes, J., Geneste, J.-M., Garcia, M. A., Arnold, M., Cachier, H., & Tisnérat-Laborde, N.
Affiliations: Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
Corresponding author: Valladas, H.
ORCID: Valladas, H.
Geneste, J.-M.
Venue: Nature
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2001-10-04
Volume: 413
Issue: 6855
Pages: 479-479
ISSN: 0028-0836 (ISSN-L)
1476-4687
DOI: 10.1038/35097160
OpenAlex: W2045219718
Cited by: 181
References: 4
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FWCI: 48.26
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
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Locations: Nature (publishedVersion)
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Topics: Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and Rock Art Studies
Social Sciences › Anthropology › Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
Social Sciences › Archeology › Archaeology and ancient environmental studies
Keywords: prehistoric cave art, Aurignacian, Chauvet Cave, radiocarbon dating, Magdalenian, parietal art, origins of art, Upper Palaeolithic, Lascaux, Altamira
MeSH terms: Archaeology, Biological Evolution, France, Humans, Paintings, History, Ancient

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