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11586348

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6855
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-10-4
pubmed:abstractText
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.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0028-0836
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
4
pubmed:volume
413
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
479
pubmed:dateRevised
2010-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Palaeolithic paintings. Evolution of prehistoric cave art.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, UMR CEA-CNRS 1572, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette Cedex, France. helene.valladas@lsce.cnrs-gif.fr
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Historical Article