What is the purpose of cave art?

Answer 1

Cave paintings are paintings on cave walls and ceilings, and the term is used especially for those dating to prehistoric times.

Cave arts are paintings found on ceilings and cave walls , and often refer to paintings of prehistoric origin.

Answer 2

The purpose of cave art was most likely the ancient peoples way of recording events. It also was probably used for storytelling. As there was no written language when the paintings were done, cave paintings were their way of recording things.

It is also believed by scientists that cave paintings were part of a hunting ritual. Ancient people believed that if an animal was painted on the walls, and then they went off to hunt, the animal would come off the wall, creating more game to hunt. As many people point out, the animals are extremely detailed, but the humans seem almost sloppy. This might have been their way of preventing the creation of humans off the walls.

Answer 3

Cave paintings were usually a way to document an important event. Since a major part of their lifestyle was hunting, their paintings generally reflected great hunts. Since cave-dwellers could neither read nor write (and they had no language as we know it), they painted their stories in pictures. They were generally simple drawings, showing how many men it had taken to hunt down a particularly difficult prey, or as a way to remember tribesmen who had perished on a hunt, or simply a reminder of something they'd encountered on their travels. Nowadays we'd simply take a photo, for the same reasons cave-dwellers painted their memories.

Answer 4

the answers I've found so far are religious, hunting magic & turning point in evolution:ability to think out-side the box

Answer 5

cave art dated way back so no one is exactly sure who it came from. but i can tell you that it originated in Europe dating up to 32,000 years ago.