A Show of Hands

Scientists have recently found the oldest known example of an animal drawing. Seth Borenstein describes a similar discovery.

Read the following words and phrases and their definitions.

• drawings - pictures that are made by making lines on a surface
• hand print - the mark that is made by pressing your hand on a surface
• at a minimum - at least
• ancestors - people in your family who lived before you several generations ago
• a dozen - a group of 12 people or things
• pig -
  
• deer -
  

First read the assignment. Next watch the video. Take notes to help you do the assignment.

1. In which country were the cave paintings in the video discovered?


2. How old are the paintings?


3. What does the discovery tell us about humans making paintings and other art?