Guardian article on cave art

[David Rose]

An interesting read in today's Guardian:

‘They take you out of life, out of time’: a journey into Spain’s astonishing cave paintings

The long read: For tens of thousands of years, these Palaeolithic artworks were unseen. When they were rediscovered, onlookers marvelled at their vivid beauty. One of the world’s leading experts took me up close

www.theguardian.com

 

[nickwilliams]

It needs severely editing. I lost the will to live about1/2 way through.

 

[John Gresty]

I did persevere to the end and it struck me as being more about the author than cave art.
John

 

[AR]

Agreed, it felt like the print equivalent of one of those hour-long documentaries that you watch and think "that could have been a decent half-hour documentary without all the waffle and padding".

 

[martinr]

Agreed, it felt like the print equivalent of one of those hour-long documentaries that you watch and think "that could have been a decent half-hour documentary without all the waffle and padding".

It's the latest in a series of Guardian long essays called (unsurprisingly) The Long Read

Often (but not in this case) they are available as podcasts lasting around 30mins

 

[martinr]

See also

‘Humans were not centre stage’: how ancient cave art puts us in our place

The long read: In our self-obsessed age, the anonymous, mysterious cave art of our ancient ancestors is exhilarating

www.theguardian.com