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The oldest known rock art in the world was created by the first humans to arrive in Europe during the Ice Age over 35,000 years ago. These people were also creating music, portable art and pottery, and were by no means the stereotypical "cavemen" that are portrayed in popular media. In this presentation, your speaker will briefly cover the history of human cognitive evolution, including the earliest examples of elaborate burials and portable art, before turning to the ancient rock art itself – the best proof we have of the antiquity of the “creative explosion”. Ms. Von Petzinger’s research in France has led her to believe that the art was not just produced so people had “pretty pictures” to look at, but was instead a sophisticated form of symbolic communication, especially noticeable when studying the geometric signs found on cave walls.
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