Paleolithic Art and Ritual in the Dordogne

On October 28, 2022, Erik Trinkaus discussed his fascinating paleoanthropological work studying the Grotte de Cussac in the Dordogne, southwestern France.

[Sinailionspride]

Thank you.Very fsscinating, well presented and highly informative.I learned a lot.

[frankshifreen]

Great video thanks so much - so much great knowledge about heretofore unknown great works of art

[adrianiapple]

A wonderful presentation. Thank you so much!! It's this spirit of mystery, beauty and adventure which has brought my family and me to the Dordogne.

I'd love to know more from you about the red ochre, and where it was perhaps taken from - I'm imagining very close to the cussac cave. I understand it is still used in some regions of Africa as a disinfectant (and also eaten!) as well as for body paint and ceremony. I'm questioning it's use beneath the bones in the bear pit.

Again, a huge thanks to you for your wonderful insights.

[forestdweller]

Excellent overview of all the relevant aspects. Thank you mr Trinnkhaus. What stands out to me is how few human remains there are compared to the amount of engraving. Perhaps the 'burials' were not so important. No grave goods

[jeffreywickens]

Absolutely fascinating video. As long as it is, I watched all of it, which is extremely rare for me. I wonder if the human bones were tested for carbon-14 and DNA, I'd love to learn the percentage of Neanderthal in them.

[Lance_Lough]

Nonsense! Cave art is not rare nor found mostly in mid-Europe. It is known from every continent in thousands of examples. The N. European examples are merely the most widely publicized.

[karenharris]

is a pile of animal bones or human bones? If human it seems cannibalistic piled bones