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On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 20:52:04 +0000, Richard Kettlewell wrote:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
>> On Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:45:11 -0700, Peter Flass wrote:
>>> On 1/11/26 19:19, c186282 wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>>    Alas without detailed records we may find old THINGS,
>>>>    but what they MEANT, their context, is forever lost. That's just
>>>>    half a view of 'history'.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> "It's a ritual object."
>>
>> I've heard some fascinating explanations for the petroglyphs in the US
>> west. My personal explanation is the tribe sent bored teenagers up to a
>> lookout where lacking cellphones they chipped away at the rocks.
> 
> You may not be that far off. Have a read of _The Nature Of Paelolithic
> Art_ (R. Dale Guthrie) - it’s not short but if you’re interested in that
> sort of thing, it’d be time well spent.
> 
> https://press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/311260.html has a copy of the
> introduction.

'sniggers and giggles'.  Okay. Some of the Venus figurines definitely look 
like the work of a horny teenager without the benefit of AI.