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When Caves were Temples (Part 2)

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When Caves were Temples (Part 2)

Essay | I propose that caves were places of worship, that an animistic cosmology was practiced within them, and that cave painters were women.

Gabriela Mair Gutierrez
Nov 13, 2022
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Hello everyone. Last week I shared some of my findings from my fieldwork in the prehistoric caves of Southern France and Northern Spain. I shared some of my own experiences in the caves as a child, along with my thoughts on the meaning behind cave art and who painted it. To recap: I prop…

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