Niaux Cave in France was used by some of the earliest Europeans to depict the animals in the area and have enabled scientists to identify those now extinct.
Long before the emergence of writing, palaeolithic cave paintings represent the very first examples of human visual culture. They provide a shadowy glimpse of a prehistoric world in which signs were beginning to be used to communicate meaning.
Archaeologists have long been fascinated over what exactly compelled “cave men” to produce these enigmatic paintings. Because they’re often located in caves – enchanting and atmospheric places in their own right – certain experts have argued that prehistoric painters may have produced their art under the influence of “altered states of consciousness”. The theory essentially claims the painters in some way got high.
Posted: Mar 03, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 18
From left, Mariana Cortes, Mona Lisa and Vanessa Carter blow kisses outside The 519, a community centre in Toronto for the LGBTQ2S community. It offers workshops, health services and other resources that are a lifeline for some, especially new immigrants. The absence of those programs during the pandemic has left some feeling isolated and alone.(Evan Mitsui/CBC)
The pandemic has cut many people off from the communities they rely on, but for transgender women of colour, the isolation and lack of support networks have made the past 11 months an especially dark and difficult time.