Cave Paintings

Cave Paintings are drawings from thousands of years ago made by native people. It was the first way to communicate from one person to another. These prehistoric people made these paintings by mixing different natural elements like soil, water, charcoal, and plant juices, along with animal blood and hematite. They used small stones, sticks, leaves, and animal hair as brushes to right on the rock walls of the cave. The prehistoric people most likely created these paintings to tell a story or event that occurred, to teach others, or for magical and religious reasons. People use speleology, or the study and exploration of caves, to find these places to study the culture and way of life back then.