Gracie Kay Close-Cave Paintings and Myth

 In class we discussed cave paintings in reference to myth and ritual. In previous times, cave paintings are revealed to describe how people once lived. It shows the majority of animals people saw, how they lived, and the myths that date back to such time. From a historical standpoint, cave paintings provide insight into life before it could be recorded on paper. These cave paintings show the most primal of living, and how they lived. In class the paintings that were shown begged the question of myth. Some images rather than depicting an animal as an object among their daily life, it was apart of ritual and spiritual belief. The connection of these animals to rituals, and the action of painting them on particular walls as a sacred action. There was no coincidence in were these paintings were placed or how; these paintings give insight to the myth and ritual that existed then. It gives a nod to the importance of nature that existed among ancient groups of people. These markings were part of such, and the placement on these walls gives them an internal element. On that same notion, these society's were primarily hunter gathering society's so many of the animals that were made on the cave were those that would die. We know the importance of these animals not just as a source of life but also important in ritualistic action. These groups gave rebirth to the markings by placing them on a wall that would last and that was also sacred to them.  These cave paintings tell a story and give birth to the myths that many associate with the artworks interpretations. 

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