Alan Dix Snip!t: Incredible discovery of 40,000-year-old tools for art and engineering

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Snip summary	The question that has long raged among archaeologists is... first began using ochre as a tool for engineering or as ... making art. In other words, does symbolism start with sc... aesthetics? By examining 23 ochre-processing tools from ... researchers Incredible discovery of 40,000-year-old tools for art and engineering \| Ars Technica UK http://arstechnica.co.uk/...ery-of-40000-year-old-tools-for-art-and-engineering/

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The question that has long raged among archaeologists is... first began using ochre as a tool for engineering or as ... making art. In other words, does symbolism start with sc... aesthetics? By examining 23 ochre-processing tools from ... researchers

Incredible discovery of 40,000-year-old tools for art and engineering | Ars Technica UK: http://arstechnica.co.uk/...ery-of-40000-year-old-tools-for-art-and-engineering/

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Full snip	The question that has long raged among archaeologists is whether people first began using ochre as a tool for engineering or as a substance for making art. In other words, does symbolism start with science or aesthetics? By examining 23 ochre-processing tools from Porc-Epic Cave, researchers figured out that the answer is that both emerged at the same time, in the same workshops.

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