oh good we’ve come to Asturias to sample small calcite deposits on top of cave
small calcite deposits on top of cave
small calcite deposits on top of cave art right and we can date when these
art right and we can date when these
art right and we can date when these forms so we can get an age for when the
forms so we can get an age for when the
forms so we can get an age for when the paintings were done that’s as close as I
paintings were done that’s as close as I
paintings were done that’s as close as I can get with my hand so touching
can get with my hand so touching
can get with my hand so touching anything already in Spain we have dated
anything already in Spain we have dated
anything already in Spain we have dated art that is fifteen thousand years older
art that is fifteen thousand years older
art that is fifteen thousand years older than previously thought but it’s also
than previously thought but it’s also
than previously thought but it’s also the oldest art that we have in Europe
the oldest art that we have in Europe
the oldest art that we have in Europe dating to at least forty one thousand
dating to at least forty one thousand
dating to at least forty one thousand and what’s interesting about that date
and what’s interesting about that date
and what’s interesting about that date is that we can’t tell at the moment
is that we can’t tell at the moment
is that we can’t tell at the moment whether in fact it means that was
whether in fact it means that was
whether in fact it means that was painted by Neanderthals or whether it
painted by Neanderthals or whether it
painted by Neanderthals or whether it was painted by the earliest modern
was painted by the earliest modern
was painted by the earliest modern humans to arrive in Europe modern humans
humans to arrive in Europe modern humans
humans to arrive in Europe modern humans evolved around 200,000 years ago in
evolved around 200,000 years ago in
evolved around 200,000 years ago in Africa but we don’t find them using
Africa but we don’t find them using
Africa but we don’t find them using things that express their symbolic
things that express their symbolic
things that express their symbolic thoughts until maybe a hundred thousand
thoughts until maybe a hundred thousand
thoughts until maybe a hundred thousand years ago so the earliest paintings that
years ago so the earliest paintings that
years ago so the earliest paintings that we have are actually found here in
we have are actually found here in
we have are actually found here in Europe and there’s a really interesting
Europe and there’s a really interesting
Europe and there’s a really interesting question as to why it was in Europe that
question as to why it was in Europe that
question as to why it was in Europe that painting started rather than in Africa
painting started rather than in Africa
painting started rather than in Africa when modern humans have been around for
when modern humans have been around for
when modern humans have been around for a very long time and there are several
a very long time and there are several
a very long time and there are several reasons why this might be one is that
reasons why this might be one is that
reasons why this might be one is that Europe was populated by Neanderthals at
Europe was populated by Neanderthals at
Europe was populated by Neanderthals at the point of which modern humans arrived
the point of which modern humans arrived
the point of which modern humans arrived and they may have had to reorganize
and they may have had to reorganize
and they may have had to reorganize themselves into different social
themselves into different social
themselves into different social structures in order to survive in order
structures in order to survive in order
structures in order to survive in order to compete for resources and food and
to compete for resources and food and
to compete for resources and food and therefore they need means of maintaining
therefore they need means of maintaining
therefore they need means of maintaining social cohesion and that could be
social cohesion and that could be
social cohesion and that could be through new religious practices that
through new religious practices that
through new religious practices that required the painting of caves for
required the painting of caves for
required the painting of caves for example
we’re also interested in whether or not
we’re also interested in whether or not human
human
human symbolic behavior coincides for example
symbolic behavior coincides for example
symbolic behavior coincides for example with language or whether human symbolic
with language or whether human symbolic
with language or whether human symbolic behavior in fact dates right back to the
behavior in fact dates right back to the
behavior in fact dates right back to the point at which we start looking like
point at which we start looking like
point at which we start looking like humans in which our skeletons look like
humans in which our skeletons look like
humans in which our skeletons look like they do today and then we’re also
they do today and then we’re also
they do today and then we’re also interested in whether or not Neandertals
interested in whether or not Neandertals
interested in whether or not Neandertals themselves could be producing art and
themselves could be producing art and
themselves could be producing art and the dating of this will tell us whether
the dating of this will tell us whether
the dating of this will tell us whether or not they are made by modern humans or
or not they are made by modern humans or
or not they are made by modern humans or made by any other tools it is big news
made by any other tools it is big news
made by any other tools it is big news and it but it’s big news I think because
and it but it’s big news I think because
and it but it’s big news I think because people have dismissed specially outer
people have dismissed specially outer
people have dismissed specially outer towers are symbolic individuals but in
towers are symbolic individuals but in
towers are symbolic individuals but in Pharrell swear in Spain we’ll find
Pharrell swear in Spain we’ll find
Pharrell swear in Spain we’ll find evidence for the other tower use of
evidence for the other tower use of
evidence for the other tower use of pigment perhapses as body adornment
pigment perhapses as body adornment
pigment perhapses as body adornment makeup if you like so it wouldn’t be too
makeup if you like so it wouldn’t be too
makeup if you like so it wouldn’t be too surprising to find out that they also
surprising to find out that they also
surprising to find out that they also painted caves
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