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Monday, November 23, 2009

Photo: Stone Age Art Caves May Have Been Concert Halls


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The mammoth art seen above, in the Arcy-sur-Cure near Burgundy, France, is located in the most resonant part of the main cave.

Arcy-sur-Cure is one of at least ten sites where paleolithic cave sketches are clustered in particularly resonant spots, suggesting a link between art and music in paleolithic rituals, an expert announced in July 2008.

Collection La Varende, photograph M. Girard/courtesy Iegor Reznikoff