1. The “Art” of Caveworld Dark Caves, Obscure Visions… and Some Sex and Drugs

2. Key Questions About Ice Age “Parietal” Art What forms does the art take? Is the art meaningful? How so? And to whom? What does the art tell us about the circumstances under which modern human creativity emerged?

3. Reminder: Elements of Ancient Cosmology Multiplicity Axiality Continuity Rituality Cyclicity Duality Are any of these elements represented in the Art of Caveworld?

4. A Note On Ice Age Economy & Society Hunters and Gatherers Small groups (25 or so) “Seasonal” rounds within territories Larger social networks (500 or so) Periodic aggregations Situational leadership Sex-based division of labor…and symbolic associations.

5. Distribution

6. Dating

7. Ecology

8. Context: entrances, depths, walls, ceilings… and where acoustics make a difference

9. Audience? Children’s footprints (note bas relief in painting to the right)

11. Brush, bone, finger painting Spit painting Charcoal drawing Engraving Stamping Stenciling Shading Molding Distortion Bas-Relief Techniques

12. Pablo Picasso upon seeing Lascaux, 1940: “We have discovered nothing.”

13. Forms and Meanings

14. Altamira Bison Chamber

17. Lascaux: “The Sistine Chapel” of Ice Age Art

24. What interpretive model works here?

27. Other Models