decended_being 27 points 3 months ago

If anything, this just shows how much light pollution there is today. The sky was so much more vibrant back then. It wasn't "4 stars," but a smattering of nebula, galaxies, our own Milk Way, and other stars that made up constellations.

But even still, the sky was a canvas that held stories and allowed humans to find their way.

Edited some autocorrects, I'd to if, etc.

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Semi_Hemi_Demigod 11 points 3 months ago

I used to live out in the country and the constellations looked like what they said a lot more than in the burbs where I am now.

The last time I was in a reasonably dark place I looked up and saw Leo, Taurus, and a satellite passing overhead and started weeping at the beauty.

I miss stars.

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negativenull 8 points 3 months ago

Many years ago I did an canoe trip down the Green River through Canyonlands National Park in Utah. We camped next to the river, in the canyons, and was 50+ miles from the nearest city. I was legitimately moved to tears seeing full Milky Way in all its glory.

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givesomefucks -3 points 3 months ago

Have you seen cave drawings?

Fucking constellations were better representations than humans pulled off for most of our existence as a species.

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negativenull 14 points 3 months ago

Yup, cave drawing sure are primitive and awful:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chauvet_Cave
That drawing is 30,000 years old.

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Elgenzay 3 points 3 months ago

That's one of like three outliers that exist though

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late_list 7 points 3 months ago

Or one of like three examples that have actually been preserved for 30,000 years

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darkwing_duck 2 points 3 months ago

It stands to reason that that's where the artist practiced until he achieved a desired result. In other words, that's the guy's draft wall. Where's the masterpiece?

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ProfessorHoover 4 points 3 months ago

Some researchers reckon that the art style was designed to take advantage of flickering fire light to "animate" the images

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finallymadeanaccount 1 point 3 months ago

In some rich bastard's private collection.

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