Video: "Cave Beneath the Sea."
Things to know or ponder:
A. How deep is the entrance of this cave now
below
the Mediterranean, and what does this imply about
prehistoric sea levels?
B. What 14C ages are derived from which kinds of
paintings?
C. Describe the technology by which the paintings
might have been produced, and the differences in
subject matter between the earlier & later series of
paintings
D. Do the paintings in this cave affect our
views of
why or for whom these paintings were produced?
E. Some names you might not have caught: Cosquer
(the name of the cave, after its discoverer); Jean
Courtin (the hefty bearded archaeologist from
Marseilles who made the dive); and Jean Clottes
(France's foremost rock-art specialist).