From todays news page
Rock art assumes early long range boat use.
http://www.antaranews.com/en/news/98668 ... ei-islands
and a related story
http://unews.utah.edu/news_releases/cal ... s-settled/
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Lily wrote:In
the editor mentions 'rock paintings' and 'cave paintings' as if they are different beasts. Aren't 'cave paintings' the same as 'rock paintings'?
'Cave paintings' weren't painted on cardboard, were they?
kbs2244 wrote:I suppose a fine line could be drawn between “art: and “painting” base on whether something was added to or taken from the surface.
“Painting” being adding something to cover the surface.
“Art” being the chipping or pecking away of some kind of natural occurring surface coating.
I do not know of any in a cave pecking away type “art.”
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