«The elemental composition of paintings found in
different styles range from 6 , 500 to 3 , 500 years old. The
techniques found in cave paintings around the world are
virtually identical. The chemical elements that stand out in the
pigments are iron, potassium, aluminum, calcium and silicon.
The fact that the formulas of the pigments are the same would
indicate that the artists did not resort to ill-intentioned recipes,
as was hitherto believed, but used abundant and good quality
pigmenting material, probably obtained in their surroundings.
This perfection of the pigments is due to the human need to
perfect the environment, although it is evident that the more
they practiced on the cave walls, the more elements formed
part of their formula.»
«This first the alchemic way of their elaboration in the
hands of the shaman gave them a series of cultural and ritual
connotations. The hunter-gatherers - of cave art - employed
their own aesthetic composition of painting for several
thousand years, so the style and canon in prehistory did not
change for millennia, until they became the first farmers and
herdsmen.»
«In the Upper Paleolithic archaeological record, we
analyze the art that has been defined in the specialized
literature as representations of "movable art", which is
enriched with burials or foot and hand prints resulting from
the transit of hominids through the caves. In the sections cited,
a critical approach is made to the characteristics that allow us
to ascribe these manifestations to the world of Homo sapiens
and we discuss the possible inferences that can be made about
the need to find a: spirit, soul, anima, divine spark from the
available data.»
