Dr. Pike is focusing on dating the art itself to relate it to artifacts found on the ground, not dating the ground artifacts themselves. TRUE
(originally used by geologists for stalactites) is now preferred over carbon dating for art, as it avoids damaging the pigments and can date the thin layers of calcium carbonate that form over the art. BCcampus Pressbooks Sample Reading Answers & Explanations
Theories ranging from "art for art's sake" to "shamanism" and "hunting magic." Common IELTS Question Types for this Topic paleolithic cave art reading answers mini ielts
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Artists used pointed tools to scratch designs (engravings) or created low-relief sculptures. Completion Magical/Religious Shamanism: Art was part of a spiritual ritual or trance
Art served as a way to share information between tribes. Shamanism: Art was part of a spiritual ritual or trance.
c) 40,000 to 10,000 years old
Dr. Pike suggests caves were uninhabited but treated as "important" or "special" places. A
The significance of paintings being found deep in dark, inaccessible parts of caves. inaccessible parts of caves.