Trance states may influence the movements depicted in rock art.
- Postdoctoral fellow, University of Tübingen
Some of the dances depicted in rock art are just about entertainment, not ritual.
There is not much information on artefacts used by Stone Age humans to make sound and music – but the first comprehensive survey is a good start.
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The sounds our ancestors made are important because they teach us about spaces and behaviour and rituals of the time.
Working with bone artefacts from archaeological sites in South Africa’s southern Cape region, we’ve been able to show that some implements might have been used for sound production in the past.
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