Ep 1 The People of Prehistoric Instagram
Tiny Victories
English - October 26, 2020 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 250 ratingsComedy Interviews Comedy Health & Fitness Mental Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In this inaugural episode of Tiny Victories, Annabelle falls down a paleo archeological rabbit hole, and comes out with a glimmer of hope for the continuance of our species.
Lascaux Animal Painting; Photo by Prof saxx
It all started when Annabelle read an article by Barbara Ehrenreich in The Baffler entitled The Humanoid Stain: Art lessons from our cave-dwelling ancestors. There are lots of theories on the meanings or purpose of these ancient Instagram accounts (read: cave paintings), but the one Ehrenreich advances is the one that made Annabelle forget about–
Nope. Doesn’t matter. What matters is that Annabelle’s faith in humanity was restored, albeit briefly, by what our ancestors drew in caves some 12,000 – 17,000 years ago.
Hands at the Cuevas de las Manos upon Río Pinturas, near the town of Perito Moreno in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina.
Could these paintings be menus? The works of prehistoric influencers? And what’s with all the handprints?
To find out, you gotta get tiny!
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