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April 22nd, 2022 
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A virtual reality investigation of prehistoric rock art has concluded that flickering firelight may have been used to animate a selection of engraved rocks discovered in France. This could mean that this rock art was used as a form of entertainment, making them the first cartoons in history or even early examples of prehistoric cinema.
The Montastruc Rock Shelter and Finding the First Cartoons
Back in 1866, the French engineer Peccadeau de l’Isle was working on a rail project near Toulouse, when he decided to conduct excavations near Bruniquel on the banks of the River Aveyron in southern France. A lover of archaeology, within the Abri Montastruc rock shelter he unearthed a fascinating find known as the Swimming Reindeer of Montastruc, a 13,000-year-old Magdalenian sculpture created out of a mammoth tusk.
Alongside apparent examples of the first cartoons in history, Peccadeau de l’Isle unearthed the Swimming Reindeer of Montastruc – seen here – at the same site. (British Museum / CC BY 2.0)
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