Creating art through campfire lighting would be a very visceral experience, activating different parts of the human brain, experts said.
Archaeologists from the Universities of York and Durham in the UK examined samples of 10,000-year-old carved river rock and limestone quarried on the banks of the present-day Aveyron River in southern France. They assume it is art that came to life in the light of a campfire, and a kind of animation. Science Alert writes about it.
“It was previously thought that the heat damage seen in some of the plaques was most likely caused by an accident, but experiments with replica plaques showed that the damage was more consistent with being intentionally placed near a fire, “says lead author Andy. Needham.
It has been noticed that people have deliberately drawn and scratched lines of one kind or another on surfaces for tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years.
Of the 76 animal carvings cited by researchers in 54 plaques taken from the British Museum, 40 depicted horses, seven were reindeer and six were red deer. Others include a bird, a wolf, and even a human figure. Most of them are presented in a naturalistic pose, paying attention to the accuracy of the anatomy.
In doing so, the lines and flaws in many of the rocks are incorporated into the scene itself. For example, a horse’s leg appears styled around a crack in the rock.
“Given the examples of broken plaques from elsewhere that have been refurbished and re-carved, it seems at first strange to have the animals lay on top of each other, overlapping bodies and separating the feet. Images , but as something more dynamic that could be appreciated in the presence of a moving fire rather than harsh sunlight, ”the scientists added.
To test their proposal, the researchers created 3D models of the rocks and used virtual reality software to view images that might have seen them tens of thousands of years ago – located near the edge of the fire.
Lit by the flickering light of the fire, the features of the stone surfaces are blurred, emphasizing their natural lines and artistic scratches in a way that made the image less static.
“Creating art through campfire lighting will be a very visceral experience, enabling different parts of the human brain. We know that flashing shadows and light enhance our ability to see. shapes and faces in inanimate objects, and this may help explain why this is so.It is common to see plaquette designs that use or combine nature in stone to draw animals or shapes of art, ”Needham said.
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Rocks depicting horse (above) and bison with traces of fire exposure (right)
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