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How do these primary source images reflect how human societies operated in the prehistoric
world?
Prehistoric Cave Paintings, various locations worldwide, 10,000 to 35,000 BCE
Woman of Willendorf, stone, 25-28,000 BCE, 4.4 inches
Solution
It is difficult to reconstruct the human society as it existed 35000 years ago from the painting that
they had painted over the surface of the caves. It seems that humans primarily hunted for their
food. The study of the paintings seems to suggest that the majority of the paintings were done by
young men though some of the hand prints in some of the caves seem to be those of women.
Women may also have painted. Writing was not a part of human culture when the paintings were
made and the meaning of the paintings remain elusive. Perhaps some rituals and traditions and
faith in an omnipotent creature were the reasons for the paintings.
The use of the caves is also not clear. The caves are found in remote regions and while the
paintings are found in the interior of the caves also, it is suggested that the occupation of the
caves was only in the mouth of the caves.
The paintings may have been used to impart survival lessons, hunting strategies or to portray
legends or to illustrate traditions and rituals.
The woman of Willendorf
Nothing is known about the portrayal of the female figure in the Woman of Willendorf. It is
quite clear that the features of the figure are exaggerated. The figure has no feet so perhaps it was
fixed to the ground and worshipped as a goddess. The features of the head and face are not
visible . It is also thought that the statue may be a representation of the fantasy of the young man
(men) who made the statue.

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