The dawn of art
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The images in this video come from Chauvet Cave, an ancient rock art site in France. Watch the video and try to imagine the kind of people that created the art. There are no words in this video, so check out the Dig Deeper section for some context before you try to answer the questions.
Since the people who created this art have been dead for at least 10,000 years, we don't have anyone to ask about why they made it. Researchers have proposed everything from shamanism to story-telling to teaching aids for kids to learn about hunting, but the bottom line is that we don't really know why they made the art. What do you think the reasons might have been for creating all of these images?
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