Early art

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March 9, 2016

Artist's rendering of paleolithic artist — Download early_art.jpg

Some cave paintings were likely made as shown -- by mixing pigment with saliva inside the mouth and blowing the mixture onto a cave wall.

Photo Credit: Karen Carr Studio, Inc.

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