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The Fascinating History and Significance of Cave Dwellings and Cave Art
TLDR Cave dwellings have been used throughout history for shelter and protection, and cave art, such as the well-preserved examples found in Chauvet cave, showcases the talent and sophistication of ancient artists. Cave dwellings continue to be relevant today, offering benefits such as lower environmental impact and potential for future underground living.
Timestamped Summary
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Cave dwelling and cave art are discussed, including the discovery of a 32,000-year-old cave with well-preserved art.
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The discovery of Lascaux cave in 1940 helped in learning how to preserve ancient cave art, which was then applied to the even older Chauvet cave.
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Cave dwellers lived in caves for shelter, protection, and a steady temperature, but not all caves were suitable for living.
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Neanderthals and Denisovans, two types of hominids, lived in caves and interbred with modern humans, with evidence suggesting that they may have shared caves at the same time.
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Cave art, such as the ones found in the Chauvet cave, is not primitive but rather sophisticated and talented, created using torchlight, primitive brushes, and incorporating the texture of the cave itself, and most of the art depicts herd animals.
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The cave art primarily depicts herd animals, with very few images of vegetation or humans, and there are theories that some of the human images were painted by adolescent boys or females, and the purpose of the art could have been communication, survival, invoking animal spirits, or simply a desire to create art based on everyday life.
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There are various examples of cave dwellings throughout history, including the Anasazi and Pueblos in the Southwestern United States, Palestinians in Mount Hebron, and cave dwellings in Spain and Turkey.
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In Cappadocia, Turkey, early Christians inhabited caves and built underground churches that became an underground city, which was later abandoned and rediscovered.
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Cave homes have benefits such as lower environmental impact, difficulty to break into, and the potential for future underground living.
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Traveling at high speeds is not taxing on the body, but rather the acceleration is dangerous, as demonstrated by the example of a car or plane, and this concept is also applicable to the solar sail.
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