Practice question · Select all that apply
Which observations support the shamanistic interpretation of cave art?
Hints
- The supporting evidence concerns placement, geometry and hybrid figures.
- A theory that fits everything is weakened, not strengthened.
Show the answer
- A. Images cluster in deep, sensory-deprived chambers
- B. Some figures blend human and animal features
- C. Geometric motifs resemble entoptic patterns from altered states
Why
Deep placement, entoptic geometry, and therianthropes all fit Lewis-Williams’s model, its weakness is not lack of fit but excess of it: a theory that fits everything is hard to test. The diet claim is simply false.
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