Why are works of art like the Robin Hood Cave horse so rare in England?
It is likely that Stone Age people did not settle at Creswell Crags for long periods of time but visited for a short season. People on the move, nomadic hunters, may not have wanted to carry anything but essential equipment around with them and may have avoided producing valuable items while they were here.They may also have practised art in forms which do not survive today. For example, they might have painted their bodies and braided their hair with shells and feathers. They may have sewn patterns into their clothes using different colour furs and skins. Shell and bone was also made into jewellery. The notched bone from Church Hole has been interpreted as a possible pendant although it is unlikely. • Cave art in Britain Until recently it was believed that people visiting and using caves in Britian during the Ice Age were not decorating the caves with pictures of animals and other markings. This was despite having all the necessary tools and materials, ochre, manganese and charcoal. H
