ANCIENT ANIMATED MOVIES

The carvings on these flat limestone rocks from Monteste5ric were created circa twelve thousand to sixteen thousand years ago by Homo sapiens, who likely used them as Prime Time Entertainment for their ancestors. Researchers have discovered that many of the animals depicted in these carvings were harmed by heat, revealing the artists' precision and creativity when creating their sculptures. In particular, the animals carved around banded deposits of iron within the stone demonstrate a level of mastery not usually seen in prehistoric art.

imagine how fun it would have been for

prehistoric families to sit around a

fire and create these animated carvings

it turns out that even some of the

ancient wall paintings and carvings

found in caves were inspired by their

appearance in the moving light and

shadows of flames

so basically these old-timey carvings

were made to come to life when firelight

hit them and now researchers made a

movie showing that cool effect on a 3D

model of some horse Engravings

the study says our brains are wired to

see moving things and changing light

which is why these carvings probably

mattered to our ancestors

in other words cave people were like hey

let's carve some cool stuff on this rock

and when we light a fire it'll look like

it's moving and now these scientists

were like that's awesome let's make a

movie to show this everyone

Andy Needham and his teammates used

modern scanning and virtual reality Tech

to study 50 flat carved rocks called

plaquettes made of limestone these rocks

were found in southern France back in

the 1800s and now sit in a museum in

London they are covered in 77 realistic

carvings of all sorts of animals like

horses reindeer and shamwa

apparently Homo sapiens with a lot of

time on their hands made these

Engravings a whopping twelve thousand to

sixteen thousand years ago

Needham realized that many of these

carved rocks were harmed by fire some

covered in White Ash others dried or

fractured because of heat upon closer

examination he discovered pink bands of

discoloration resulting from Iron

deposits in the stone what's more

interesting is that the animal

Engravings were often superimposed on

top of each other sometimes even melded

together or fitted around each other

like some kind of prehistoric animal

jigsaw puzzle

rather than tossing out the old and

starting Anew the ancient artists took

animal body parts to create new hybrids

for instance one of the Rocks depicts

both a horse and a wild cattle-like

creature known as a bovid

in this masterpiece of prehistoric art

the horse's abdomen and neck become the

back and neck of the bovid while the

horse's head forms the bovid's ear what

a creative way of recycling

researchers believe that the prehistoric

rocks from montestric were used as Prime

Time Entertainment for our ancestors

more than one person carved the animals

people from different levels of skills

showed their artistic glory and it was a

group effort

the fact that these rocks were found

together also suggests that this was a

community activity so it's like families

were all gathered around the TV carving

rocks and cheering on their favorite

carved animals who needs Netflix when

you have Paleolithic TV

the Engravings on these rocks and the

signs they were exposed to heat suggest

they were created to look like they were

moving

sometimes you see different animals in

different poses so one would come to

life

and then another and then a different

one it's like a stone age version of

Disney

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similar techniques might have influenced

some of the ancient cave paintings such

as those at the breathtaking Chauvet

cave in Southeastern France the animal

portraits there are also overlaid on

each other and some look like they were

heated by fires underneath them which

means that our prehistoric ancestors

might have been the first animators in

the world

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alright since we talked about young

people's favorite pastime activity shall

we take a trip back in time to discover

the world's oldest toys

one of the most ancient toys discovered

was a simple ball made from clay and

found in the ruins of ancient

Mesopotamia

it might seem like a simple toy but our

ancestors were playing with them as far

back as 3000 BC

but back then they didn't have fancy

video games or elaborate board games so

a ball was the Pinnacle of entertainment

but the Mesopotamians weren't the only

ones having fun in ancient Greece

children played with dolls made of clay

in Egypt kids had toys shaped like

animals but they also had dolls made

from materials like clay Papyrus and

ivory but the most impressive thing

about these dolls they had movable limbs

that's right our ancient ancestors were

playing with articulated dolls before it

was cool

but it's not all fun and games toys also

had a practical purpose back in the day

in fact many of the toys discovered by

archaeologists were actually used to

teach children important skills for

example Egyptian children played with

dolls that were shaped like doctors

which helped them learn about medicine

and Healthcare

and let's not forget about the toys that

were used to train future Warriors

in ancient China kids played with toy

horses and chariots which helped them

prepare for a life of battle

talk about getting a head start on your

career

moving on to primitive board games which

have been around for over 5 000 years

the oldest board game is called CNET and

was discovered in ancient Egyptian tombs

it's a bit like a cross between chess

and backgammon and it was so popular

that it was played for over two thousand

years now that's a game with staying

power

but let's not forget about toys for the

little ones archaeologists have found

ancient rattles and whistles that were

used to entertain even younger members

of their families and if you thought

your kids toy collection was impressive

just wait until you hear about the

ancient Egyptian princess who had over

100 wooden toys in her chamber

but perhaps the most surprising toy of

all was the yo-yo that's right the yo-yo

has been around for over 2 000 years it

was first invented in ancient Greece and

was often used in battle believe it or

not but eventually people realized that

it was much more fun to just play with

it and do tricks

marbles are also around as a toy that

has been entertaining kids and some

adults for thousands of years

archaeologists have found evidence of

marble dating back to around 5000 years

ago in the Indus Valley Civilization

back in those days marbles were made

from all sorts of things want to take a

wild guess okay I'll tell you fruit pits

and small pieces of smoothed Stone

that's right those ancient kids were

getting creative with their playthings

some Artisans even went the extra mile

and crafted marbles from clay

let's head back to ancient Egyptians and

their adorable miniature boats made from

Ivory wood and clay

these Miniatures may be acknowledged as

toys but they were also meant to

represent crossing over to the other

side

Viking kids had similar types of items

too

a wooden toy boat over a thousand years

old was found on a Farmstead near the

coast of Norway

this toy looked like a real boat and it

would have been the ultimate cool thing

just like how kids today go nuts over

race cars and drones you can imagine

little ones back then showing off their

toy boats to their friends

many of these toys are still pretty fun

to play with today

there are many others left aside Like

Toy Soldiers and spinning tops

do you want to know more about ancient

toys or gadgets from the early days of

Cinema

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