fredag 28 september 2018

Did Africans invent art?

A recent finding suggests that art may have first emerged on the African continent. What seems like a drawing was found in the Blombos cave in South Africa and dates back to more than 70 000 years ago. If classified as art, this is the oldest art finding ever. But the scientists are divided on the subject.

Read more here: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/science/oldest-drawing-ever-found.html

And here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/09/news-ancient-humans-art-hashtag-ochre-south-africa-archaeology/

This finding aside, African art has inspired famous artists, most notably Pablo Picasso.




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