New research has compiled the locations of Pre-historic cave symbols shows that 26 signs of the same style were encountered across France and indeed in several other continents. The implications is that a symbolic language – a new form of abstract communication – was forming as long at 35,000 years ago.
This illustration from The New Scientist Magazine shows common cross-continent symbolic rock art.
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There is an interesting thread on this post of the New Scientist that has several hypothesis on the reason for these similarities.
Aknowlegdgments go to April Nowell, Jean Clottes, and the author of this New Scientist article Kate Ravilious.
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