The unbroken line of art reaches all the way back to the ancient caveman scribbling on walls. Examples of this type of primitive art are found all over the world. This is evidence there was a common thread of human need for this type of expression. It had to evolve out of a basic human psychic need that necessitated a desire toward noting one's surroundings; an effort to control their world. This is all extremely important to us because this was how Cro-Magnon Man first distinguished himself from Neanderthal Man. I should mention here that Neanderthal Man didn't have the physical capability to talk, he must have grunted. He lacked the physical vocal cord development that Cro-Magnon Man had. We are believed to be descended from Cro-Magnon Man. So what we are actually looking at with cave painting is the early development of thought, communication, the development of speech and the early data-base.
             Through this art, we are given an insight into the evolution of the brain of man. Just think, if man never had the ability to speak, like the Neanderthal's who became extinct, there would be no way for the brain to develop - to form symbols - and eventually speak. Which of course leads to developing a database of knowledge that can be passed from one generation to another. That's why the early cave art is so important to us. In academic art history, we tend to overlook the first scratches of primitive man; leaving their endeavor to be recorded and cataloged by the archeologist, anthropologist, paleontologist, and so on. Indeed it is a vital part of our evolution and also our art history.
             In 1995 conducted dating adds an unexpected dimension to the find. In fact, three samples taken from two charcoal drawings of rhinoceroses and one of a bison have rendered dates of between 30,340 and 32,410 years before our time. Taking margins of error into account, this means that the paintings were completed at a very early period, roughly 31,00...