S1E2:The Day Pictures Were Born

How Art Made the World

16 May 200547 minTV-G

The discovery of prehistoric cave paintings in the last century led to a shocking realization. Humans have been creating art for over 30,000 years. This changed many established views on art, culture and civilization. Classicist Nigel Spivey reveals how the very first pictures ever made were made, and how images may have triggered the greatest ever change in human history.