Unique Cave hands in Patagonia

Rock paintings person on the planet began to appear about 30 000 years ago. One of the most unusual canvas for creativity prehistoric man can be considered as Cueva de las Manos - the so-called cave hand in southern Argentina. The oldest traces date back to the ninth century BC, which means that an amazing pattern - the handiwork of ancestors Indians of Patagonia.

According to archaeologists, the traces left on the walls of teenage boys when they passed the rite of initiation. Most of the prints belong to the left hand, on the basis of which we can assume that they kept the other hand tube through which the paint and sprayed.

























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