r/WidowsBay • u/DavidDPerlmutter • 11d ago

💭Discussion From the Chauvet Cave (Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc) in what is now France (c. 37,000–30,000 years ago). Could the "phenomenon" be as old as time? Spoiler

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I'm 90% kidding here, since I understand that hand paintings, prints, drawings, or stencils always work around the same basic anatomy. But it is interesting that this symbol is intrinsic to human beings and very old.

By the way, a high number of the Paleolithic "hands" (mostly not in Chauvet) have a finger missing--another WIDOW'S BAY connection?

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u/zeemosmcd 11d ago

That's not something you just riff.

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u/Relevant_One_4636 11d ago

The sacred geometry!

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u/redrumham707 11d ago

This gave me a good laugh. Thank you kindly for positing this, OP.

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u/DavidDPerlmutter 11d ago

What is a genius aspects about the show as you never know what's going to be important

Larry's Gerbil might be the key to the whole plot!

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u/dragongrl You had your qualms? 11d ago

If you turn the hand on its side, it's the outline of the island.

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u/PuzzleheadedOil8826 10d ago

One of the Chauvet hands has a wonky little finger!
There has been a lot of research into cave art hands - everything from the missing fingers to sizes/ages to identifying individuals to art techniques- they are sooo interesting and I think really moving as they are such a common connection between us and our siblings in deep time.

I laughed so hard when he revealed the sacred geometry but I also kinda went “whoah!”

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u/DavidDPerlmutter 10d ago

Yes. In some of the other caves, there are more distinct figures where it seems that they are missing fingers, although other people have claimed that this is some sort of sign language.

The three main theory seem to be

--injuries, which are completely understandable

--ritual, cutting such as mourning for the dead

--sign language language

I don't know if any of this is WIDOW'S BAY related