Inglesport
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Fascinating bit of cave archaeology that caught our eye - a 20,000-year-old 3D map carved into a cave floor near Paris https://www.labrujulaverde.com/en/2...-discovered-in-a-paleolithic-cave-near-paris/
What makes this properly interesting is how the ancient cave users incorporated natural cave features and deliberately modified passages to create working water channels. The whole setup actually functions with water flow, showing how the local rivers and landscape worked.
Beyond the usual "oh look, more cave art" stuff, this discovery raises some interesting questions about early human understanding of cave hydrology. Researchers reckon it might've been used for teaching hunting routes, but given how they've integrated actual water flow, you've got to wonder if there wasn't more to it - perhaps early understanding of cave formation processes?
The vulva-shaped crevice detail mentioned in the article is interesting too - reminds me a bit of the symbolic elements in places like Church Hole at Creswell.
What makes this properly interesting is how the ancient cave users incorporated natural cave features and deliberately modified passages to create working water channels. The whole setup actually functions with water flow, showing how the local rivers and landscape worked.
Beyond the usual "oh look, more cave art" stuff, this discovery raises some interesting questions about early human understanding of cave hydrology. Researchers reckon it might've been used for teaching hunting routes, but given how they've integrated actual water flow, you've got to wonder if there wasn't more to it - perhaps early understanding of cave formation processes?
The vulva-shaped crevice detail mentioned in the article is interesting too - reminds me a bit of the symbolic elements in places like Church Hole at Creswell.