THE ORIGIN AND AXTI(,)l Tl^V OF MAX 



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eye and hand. Tlic caNcni iinisl liaxc hccn ]n()r<' tliau a 

 place of safety fi-oiii wild beasts and a shelter from 

 storms; it must liavo been a jjlace in wliidi sedentary 

 habits develoi)ed the first glimmerings of esthetic ideas, 

 for vro find upon tlie walls of these caves simple draw- 



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Fri»m Hirkm'r. " Der Diluvjalr Meiizicli in Europa." 



Figure 34. Stone Implements of tlie IMagdaltniaii I'.pocli. 



ings and elaborate color paintings of the rliiiK/ceros, 

 bison, and reindeer. Perhaps these pictures had reli- 

 gious significance. AVe do not know. Symbolic signif- 

 icance of some sort they undoubtedly did ]iossess. In 

 any event, tlieii- artists passed away, as did their tradi- 

 tions, ages before the civilizatiims of l>abylon oi' Egypt 

 began. 



The map in figure 37 shows the location of jn-ehistoric 



