Anthropology

bitterross

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9. That's no evidence at all. Again, you're putting our values on them.

Sun Dec 29, 2019, 12:47 PM

Dec 2019

Why compare it to a church? Why not compare it to an art gallery or museum? Those are two other places where we revere artworks. Where we don't hold day-to-day activities. Maybe Ogg painted these pictures and sold admission to his gallery? There's not alter, there's no evidence of sacrifices or offerings.

You are STILL interpreting things with the lens of OUR culture. Sure, it was a special place to them. Sure, it was revered and maybe they didn't hold day-to-day activities there. That doesn't make it a church.

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This Cave Contains the Oldest Story Ever Recorded [View all] Judi Lynn Dec 2019 OP

That hand stencil as a signature - calimary Dec 2019 #1

Thanks, Calimary. Gets my curiosity..... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #3

a count of days? DBoon Dec 2019 #5

counting the days between menstrual cycles? WhiteTara Dec 2019 #7

Thanks, Judi Lynn. Here's a view of the entire painting... KY_EnviroGuy Dec 2019 #2

Why must we interpret it as "religion?" bitterross Dec 2019 #4

The evidence is in the cave itself packman Dec 2019 #6

That's no evidence at all. Again, you're putting our values on them. bitterross Dec 2019 #9

Sigh---- packman Dec 2019 #10

Trust me, my sighs are just as large as yours. bitterross Dec 2019 #11

I, too, am a non-believer and have little patience with religion packman Dec 2019 #12

Reminds me of football playbooks . Coordinating a hunt ahead of time. Nt lostnfound Dec 2019 #14

Wait, wait a minute, say what? Boomer Dec 2019 #15

Thank you, Judi Lynn. You always post such interesting things. cornball 24 Dec 2019 #8

Seconded here! Bayard Dec 2019 #13