cave painting

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Archaeologists discovered the world’s oldest known animal cave painting in Indonesia.

From BBC • Oct. 24, 2021

Emojis may just be the latest manifestation in a long history of pictographic writing and signage, from prehistoric cave painting to advertising logos.

From New York Times • Jan. 22, 2020

All this cave painting, migrating and repainting came to an end roughly 12,000 years ago, with what has been applauded as the “Neolithic revolution”.

From The Guardian • Dec. 12, 2019

In the millennia since the first wolf peed on a cave painting, they’ve hacked our neurological wiring so that even a few seconds of eye contact elevate oxytocin levels in both dog and owner.

From Salon • Nov. 10, 2018

Sal said it looked like a cave painting and Karly joined in even though she always used to love his pictures.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler