Asked by tallie (im 5'2)

The following are all theories as to why these ancient cave paintings were created, EXCEPT?

(2 points)

They were created as a way to honor the spirits of great beasts after they had been slain and remember the glories of the hunt.

They were created as a way to “bring life” to future animals of which their own lives were so dependent.

They were created to evoke complex emotion in young hunters, using a large palette of colors.

They were created prior to the hunt in order to ensure good luck and success.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They were created to evoke complex emotion in young hunters, using a large palette of colors.

This is not a commonly proposed theory; the others (honoring animal spirits, “bringing life” to future prey, and pre‑hunt sympathetic magic) are established hypotheses.