Submitted 6 months ago by Pons_Aelius@kbin.social to archaeology@mander.xyz
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/prehistoric-sculptures-turkey-2374962
Human and animal sculptures that could date to 9,600 B.C.E were found in Turkey at sites some believe have ties to biblical accounts.
The more we look, the further back human civilisation goes.
What a sensationalist title. The lion-man of Germany is a much older sculpture, and if memory serves there are cave paintings that are older still.
This is a sensational find that enriches our understanding of a region and period of history that is still not well known. There’s no need to lie.
The byline directly under the title says they could be the oldest examples of painted sculpture. Of course some shameless scumbag editor turns that into a title about “oldest art”.
Right, my point exactly. They lie and compromise the integrity of the publication for… What, a few extra baited clicks and infamy?
I didn’t realize 9,600 years ago was as far back as our archeological record of art goes.
Yeah pretty sure there’s cave art in France that’s 2-3x as old as that
11600 years ago I mean
cnnrduncan@beehaw.org 6 months ago
Anybody else a bit weirded out by the fact that some 1/4 of the article is spent talking about fringe religious beliefs rather than the actual awesome history of the site?