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Children played a spiritual role in prehistoric cave art
Why would prehistoric humans carry their youngest children deep into the winding, pitch-black recesses of ancient caves?
Study: Children were active spiritual mediators in paleolithic cave art
The researchers discovered tiny handprints and footprints of two-year-old toddlers, alongside those of adults.
Why children may have taken part in creating prehistoric cave art
A team of Tel Aviv University researchers from the field of prehistoric archaeology has proposed an innovative hypothesis ...
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Children participated in cave paintings because they were perceived as mediators between the physical and spiritual worlds
A team of Tel Aviv University researchers from the field of prehistoric archaeology has proposed an innovative hypothesis ...