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bluescribbler

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22. Art is the only enduring proof of civilization.

Reply to Beringia (Original post)

Mon Dec 7, 2020, 07:12 PM

Dec 2020

Be it painting, sculpture, architecture or poetry, it is through their art that we know that ancient civilizations actually existed. Music, of course, is more problematic since it exists within time in a way the other arts do not. The fact that our current "civilization" seems not to care about the arts beyond the popular and the commercial is an indictment of our society.

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Prehistoric Rock Art discovered in the Amazon [View all] Beringia Dec 2020 OP

Art is literally as old as the humankind lunatica Dec 2020 #1

Great post Beringia Dec 2020 #2

It's almost like a religion to me. lunatica Dec 2020 #3

As a form of communication, wnylib Dec 2020 #16

The human stick figure may be the A in our human alphabet. lunatica Dec 2020 #17

But if I paint my address on my mailbox... JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #4

It is amazing that it lasted Demovictory9 Dec 2020 #10

Rock art perhaps sheltered by rainforest canopy? wnylib Dec 2020 #15

Or else a senior prank from kids the local college. JohnnyRingo Dec 2020 #18

Highly unlikely. wnylib Dec 2020 #19

Strikingly similar to Southwestern rock art. denbot Dec 2020 #5

Some of it looks like Egyptian hieroglyphs. marybourg Dec 2020 #6

Amazing and incredible. Star-Thrower Dec 2020 #7

Amazing, but there are caveats here - cab67 Dec 2020 #8

Yes, there could be deeper meanings than just depictions Beringia Dec 2020 #9

Whether or not the animal depictions wnylib Dec 2020 #14

The similarities to now-extinct animals are not very specific. cab67 Dec 2020 #20

The article does not agree with your assessment. wnylib Dec 2020 #21

I know it doesn't. cab67 Dec 2020 #23

Misread the title as "Prehistoric Art Rock Discovered At Amazon". LudwigPastorius Dec 2020 #11

Ha ha Beringia Dec 2020 #12

I couldn't resist genxlib Dec 2020 #13

Art is the only enduring proof of civilization. bluescribbler Dec 2020 #22

Was Carbon 14 or anything other than imagery of extinct species used to date the paintings? Marcuse Dec 2020 #24