Why are humans less prevalent than animals in Cave paintings during the paleolithic era?
As far as I know, there is no official ‘right answer’ simply a variety of opinions. Some believe these were paintings of things that were highly valued done to pass the time during bad weather; others believe they are the equivalent of tacking up awards, newspaper headlines or trophies on the wall. There are some who believe that, like some pre-industrial people, the painters feared that to represent a human’s image was to damage / destroy that human’s soul. Personally, I suspect they are a form of sympathetic magic and rather like what has been termed a “treasure map” …a allow the humans successful hunting.
