Why are there so few human figures in ancient cave art? How come our Paleolithic ancestors painted an astounding array of animals from their world with grace and precision—and barely depicted themselves except as stick figures? Were these just the animals they were hunting and eating—or does the care they took with these representations of these creatures reveal something else about these beings and themselves?
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