Prehistoric children’s ‘finger painting’ discovered

Children’s ‘finger painting’ in one of the caves at Rouffignac, France. Photo PA

 

Writing in The Guardian today Caroline Davies reports that –

 

“Stone age toddlers may have attended a form of prehistoric nursery where they were encouraged to develop their creative skills in cave art, say archaeologists. Research indicates young children expressed themselves in an ancient form of finger-painting. And, just as in modern homes, their early efforts were given pride of place on the living room wall. A Cambridge University conference on the archaeology of childhood on Friday reveals a tantalising glimpse into life for children in the palaeolithic age, an estimated 13,000 years ago.”

 

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