The paintings that were found in caves and are still being found were painted by early humans and the paintings could have meant many things such as a good hunting spot, the shapes or animals could of had a special meaning in rituals, or it could have just plain been someone painting that an artist. But there are also sculptures and other 3D artifacts like spear throwers or painting tools that may have a carving of animals on it.
To understand the art of early humans we need to know how the made it, how they created it. So I will tell you, they used rocks to grind colored minerals into powder so then you can mix the powder in with vegetable oil or animal fat. Then for painting the early humans would use moss, fur or human hair. The early humans may have blown paint through hollow bird bones to create soft textures for a painting of a horse to create softer texture for it coat of fur.
My favorite cave painting in the humanities textbook is a painting that was found in Argentina. It shows a small picture (symbol) that is a big circle with smaller circles in it forming a pattern, possibly a target . There is a spiky, red line. There is also several small hand prints either children's hand prints or the hand prints of adults because research shows that prehistoric people were much smaller than people today. There is also several blue blobs which I think looks like a pack of whales. Many scientists believe that hand prints were the way and artist signed his or her painting. It is also thought that geometric shapes had a special meaning in certain rituals. Some researchers tried singing in areas that were painted and discovered that when singing in those areas your voice was quite loud. They guessed those areas were used for special gatherings.
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