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

There is probably a cave painting of a cat skulking away from its owner in search of a warmer fire.

From The Guardian • Jan. 22, 2020

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

“I want to leave something behind for people to remember me by. The way kings do. Or the cave painting people.”

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner