It is a fascinating book for those interested in prehistoric cave art and the development of writing. She argues that these abilities developed much earlier than many currently believe. Von Petizinger explores the development of the human intellect, explaining how we evolved to develop the complex symbology and artistry we needed to create the now-famous paintings. Part travel journal, part popular science, and part personal narrative, this groundbreaking investigation explores what makes us human, how we evolved as a species, and how this cave art laid the foundation for so much of the technology that we enjoy today.The First Signs: Unlocking the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbolsĭespite what the title suggests, this book is about more than just the non-animal symbols found in Paleolithic cave paintings. Clearly meaningful to their creators, these geometric signs are one of the first indicators of our human ancestors' intelligence and capacity for symbolic meaning and language-glimpses across millennia of an ancient consciousness linked to our own. Join von Petzinger as she travels throughout Europe and attempts to crack the code of these strange symbols, which persisted virtually unchanged for some 30,000 years.
These "remarkable" (Jean Auel, author of the bestselling Earth's Children series) findings "may represent one of the most extraordinary scientific insights of our time" (Wade Davis, author of The Serpent and the Rainbow). In an adventure worthy of Indiana Jones, archeologist von Petzinger explores the little-known geometric cave art of our ancient ancestors-perhaps the first form of human written communication and a key to unlocking some of the mysteries of our ancient past. Genevieve von Petzinger acts as guide and sleuth in this fascinating, accessible, and fast-paced exploration of Ice Age artists and the evocative cave paintings they left behind" (Virginia Morell, author of Animal Wise and Ancestral Passions).
"If you love mysteries, you'll love this book.
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