The discovery of three handprints on the wall of the Chauvet cave were

a) produced by spitting paint around each form placed directly on the wall.
b) a specific artist’s signature for the artwork.
Consider This: Degrees of naturalism in figures on Chauvet’s walls lead to important assumptions about the makers’ abilities and intentions. 1.1 Discuss the ways in which cave art and small sculptural figurines in the Paleolithic era have been interpreted.
c) presumed to have been made by the first modern explorers to discover the cave.
Consider This: Degrees of naturalism in figures on Chauvet’s walls lead to important assumptions about the makers’ abilities and intentions. 1.1 Discuss the ways in which cave art and small sculptural figurines in the Paleolithic era have been interpreted.
d) colored by human blood.
Consider This: Degrees of naturalism in figures on Chauvet’s walls lead to important assumptions about the makers’ abilities and intentions. 1.1 Discuss the ways in which cave art and small sculptural figurines in the Paleolithic era have been interpreted.

Answer: A

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