Previously, most researchers assumed that the people behind these mysterious artworks must have been men, but they were wrong. Since cave art often depicts game species, a subject near and dear to hunters, most researchers have assumed that the people behind this mysterious artwork must have been male. But new research suggests that’s not right: when scientists looked closely at a sample of hand stencils, a common motif in cave art, they concluded that about three-quarters were actually drawn by … [Read more...]
Ancient Women Artists May Be Responsible for Most Cave Art
October 17, 2015 by Team Celebration
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April celebrates ‘JAM’, Jazz Appreciation Month
March 25, 2015 by Team Celebration
What a fantastic idea! Jazz Appreciation Month (JAM) ... a whole month dedicated to the celebration of jazz as something to treasure as part of our past, and present. Jazz is a genre of music that originated in African American communities during the late 19th and early 20th century. It emerged in many parts of the United States in the form of independent popular musical styles, all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance … [Read more...]
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