In the Wall Street Journal today Jan 23, 2010, a nice description of Zimbabwe's Inanke cave. The landscape, animals, shamanistic references are so similar in design and significance to the Pecos river cave paintings that the continuity between the two civilizations has to be recognized; but from South Africa to the south of the United States, is that longest of trek testimony to a single religious culture?
I note again that Zimbabwe's paintings are said to be post-glacial (5,000 to 10,000 years ago) by the article. Quite different from the pre-glacial (up to 35,000 years ago) cave paintings of the south of France and north of Spain, which I still don't believe are comparable in terms of religious expression. Where are the pre-glacial African cave paintings? Are there any?
I note again that Zimbabwe's paintings are said to be post-glacial (5,000 to 10,000 years ago) by the article. Quite different from the pre-glacial (up to 35,000 years ago) cave paintings of the south of France and north of Spain, which I still don't believe are comparable in terms of religious expression. Where are the pre-glacial African cave paintings? Are there any?
Bertrand du Castel
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