Early Start for Human Art? Ochre May Revise Timeline

[trehinp]

Has anyone read that paper? Sound interesting but, before I order it, is it really worth paying 15 $ to get printing access?

HUMAN EVOLUTION:
Early Start for Human Art? Ochre May Revise Timeline
Michael Balter
Science 30 January 2009:
Vol. 323. no. 5914, p. 569

Thirteen engraved ochre pieces from Africa, many dated to 100,000 years ago, may represent an artistic or symbolic tradition, researchers suggest. If so, the timeline for the earliest known symbolic behavior must once again be redrawn.

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Paul

[lagarvelho]

Paul:

I just downloaded the paper, so I haven't read it yet.  But I can vouch for the author, Michael Balter.  He is one of the very few reliable science reporters around, so I think you'll get a reasonably accurate rendition of the "original".
Anne G

[Mikey Brass]

Professor Judy Sealy is a former supervisor of mine from a decade ago. I caught up with her at last September's SAfA conference. They have found evidence of cognitively modern behaviour provisionally dated to ca. 130kya. I can't say any more than that.