The Cro Magnon

The Cro Magnon were said to be the precursor to the Homo sapiens, however we know very little about their religion, traditions, and way of life. What we do know is that their cave drawings were strategically placed in inaccessible areas. What were they trying to accomplish and what did the drawings mean?

What’s interesting about the Cro Magnon cave drawings is that the animals are quite lifelike in their orientation, yet the people drawn were not. Furthermore, the animals painted-bison, horses, wild boar, and bears-depict arrows and spears plunging into their bodies at the most critical points during a hunt. This same action is shared with the Native Americans, who similarly shot arrows into certain points within the animals to provide the animal with a swift death.

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@fyngyrz

I have to disagree with you, respectfully. I think that Native Americans had an understanding with these animals, as well as the Cro Magnon. It's almost like they discussed what was going to happen to them prior. They had a purpose I guess. There was a mutual agreement.

I'm against the art of hunting, as you've made it abundantly clear that you are as well. However, you can't assume that hunters back then just did it for sport. Of course they had to eat, but I think they had much more respect for the animals. The same can't be said for hunters nowadays. Not all hunters, but many.

Where hunters today will murder the animal and mount it on a wall, back then they used every part of the animals to stay warm, eat, and for spiritual purposes.
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Artists usually study anatomy to better draw or paint the human form. I'm sure the hunters had extensive anatomical knowledge of the animals they killed, since, yes they did want them to die ASAP, but also because they butchered the animals on a regular basis.

So, technically, I should be able to draw the hell out of a Big Mac.
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"This same action is shared with the Native Americans, who similarly shot arrows into certain points within the animals to provide the animal with a swift death."

Yeah. You mean, so as to keep the animals from kicking or biting or clawing or stomping them to death.

There's no reason to assume that yesterday's hunters were any more compassionate than today's hunters are, which is to say, not at all.
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Heck, I have to fight the urge to take it personally when I drop something on my foot or break off a nail past the wick doing dishes. Human beings are hard wired to detect agency -- even where there is none (better to be the one that runs away when the wind rustles the grass than the one that knows it could be the wind, but is wrong). Imagine how easy it would be for people who didn't even know the world was round or why there were seasons to just assume that there were forces beyond their comprehension controlling it all. Once you start believing that, and that you have a special place among it all (because we are also very narcissistic and prone to confirmation bias) the idea that you can appease those forces through abstract rituals doesn't seem so strange.
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So what does tradition say about a bouquet that is not caught, but is instead sucked into the engine of a plane? Will none of the women get married? Will the marriage end in a divorce? It makes worrying about a ceiling fan seem pitiful.
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That's why you don't skydive? I was going to say the only thing you should ever fling off an airplane is yourself. There's a method to that madness, not this tripe. This is a tale of Italian extravagance, and nothing at all to do with the joy of skydiving. Just for the record, Him, when you jump, you're behind the engines on the plane.
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Beats me why people do this sort of thing at weddings. Isn't getting married to the one you love enough? Why add frills and thrills to what's already the best day of your life?
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What a bunch of old ladies we have here. Why add frills and thrills? That's why I don't skydive? (afraid of getting sucked into an engine, are we?) And the best... Serves them right. You know, it probably could have been planned better, but who the he11 are you to judge what a couple wants for their wedding? You just wish your wedding had been half as exciting.
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@7 OK - who the hell are you to judge me for having an opinon? ~(removes tonge from cheek, insert smiley of choice here)

See - that just leads to playground taunts. We all have opinions, and many of us voice them. No one is immune to criticism and we all have the right to judge other people, that's what holds society together. If no one were allowed to voice criticisms anyone could do just anything they like - that's not a great place to live.

Where did this attitude that it's not OK to judge people come from, anyway? Why can't I say it's silly? I don't mind other people saying things I do are silly - if we were only allowed to be nice to people we'd soon have someone complaining that we weren't being nice /enough/ or were nice in the wrong sort of way.
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wow... someone got really hurt out of this and everyone wants to be a comedian... someone wanted to have fun at their wedding and you all beat her down verbally for it. shame on you all.
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Weddings should be fun. Why make it the most stressful day of your life?

The turkey give-away episode of WKRP was the funniest sitcom episode EVER!!!
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Hey that is a real classic. That will never happen again ever.Uh life is good and God has a snese of humor. Maybe the Bride should go out for baseball. That is a good one. Should have been there brings a whole new translaton to it . No one will ever forget that day as long as they live. Feel for the Birde lol. hey a good move there Bride. She will not ever live that down.
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Oh thats great, so now it is Italians who are excessive instead of just human egos, huh? What about the AMERICAN couple who spent so much money on their zero-gravity wedding that they admitted they would probably be paying for it for the rest of their lives? What about all of the stupid couples on those "reality" shows like Bridezillas and Wild Weddings, ect. Humans from all over the globe are excessive and ego-driven enough to put on these kinds of ostentatious displays at their weddings, don't try to characterize Italians as the ones who are excessive.
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People should do exactly what THEY want at their wedding, not what some of you think they should do. This is incredibly sad and tragic, strange time to criticize someone's taste.
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I am retired wedding photographer and never saw a bouquet from a plane. 30 years of traditional weddings and the most I ever saw was a drunk groom pass out. Fell like a tree.

But then I was a blue collar photographer not many extravagant weddings in my portfolio. Sorry someone got hurt but it's still funny, just not as funny as wkrp and the flying turkey.
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