Editor's Summary
1 June 2006
Forza Ferrari
In his new book, Dale Guthrie has no time for the modern vogue for unearthing hidden meaning in Palaeolithic art: "Lots of the wild animals in the caves have spears in them and blood coming out of their mouths and everything that a hunter would be familiar with. These were the Ferraris and football games of their time. They painted what was on their minds." Guthrie's approach is too literal for our reviewer, though still thought-provoking and worth the read.
Books and Arts: Sex and violence in rock art
Are cave paintings really little more than the testosterone-fuelled scribblings of young men?
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