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Sculpted representations on rock shelter walls are not only testimony to the sculptors' extraordinary skill, but also reveal how Palaeolithic societies rendered their environment. Using their knowledge of the natural environment, the Magdalenians interpreted their world through the images they produced. The Palaeolithic artists' act was both claim and testimony, producing visual proof of the surrounding world.
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