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| Photo by Dominic O Brien/ Gundjeihmi Aboriginal Corporation, Source |
"We found evidence for the mixing of ochre with reflective powders made from ground mica to make a vibrant paint. Currently the oldest known rock art in the world is dated to 40,000 years ago in Sulawesi (a possible stepping stone to Australia). But the abundant ground ochre and use of mica indicates that artistic expression took place in the region much earlier."----
Article: Buried tools and pigments tell a new history of humans in Australia for 65,000 years in The Conversation
5 comments:
40'000 years,
65'000 years old:
WOW!
Happy Birthday ART!
Yet another confirmation of what this Ted talk by Spencer Wells was saying. Very cool! https://www.ted.com/talks/spencer_wells_is_building_a_family_tree_for_all_humanity?autoplay=true&utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com
Neat!
I've always found fascinating the fact that we expressed the need for art before t the one for writing (and actually oldest alphabets in Mesopotamia were based on stylized drawings, even before the Egyptians). Somehow, for humanity art is more natural than writing. :)
Amazing! And going on from Luca's comment above, isn't it strange that humans have found art so essential for so long, and yet now seem to be turning away from art?
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