Humans making fake cave art to save real cave art may feel like peak Anthropocene behavior.

人们为了保护真正的洞穴艺术品而制作假洞穴艺术品，这可能会被感觉是一种人类中心说的行为。

I study the cave art of ice age Europe.

我研究冰河时代欧洲的洞穴艺术。

Neandertals hunted, made cave art, cooked with fire, used boats and went fishing.

尼安德特人会捕猎、绘制洞穴壁画、用火烹饪，使用船只和捕鱼。

So he paid cave art the ultimate compliment by doing something very similar.

所以他通过创作类似的作品来表达对洞穴艺术最真挚的赞美。

The Griffith researchers said cave art on Sulawesi was first discovered in the 1950s.

格里菲斯的研究人员称，苏拉威西岛上的洞穴艺术最早是在19世纪50年代发现的。

That is several thousand years older than European examples of cave art that appear to tell a story.

这可能比欧洲讲述故事的洞穴艺术要早几千年。

So, to figure this out, scientists look at migration patterns, stone tools, carved shells, cave art, and other artifacts.

因此，为了弄清这一点，科学家们研究了迁徙模式、石器、雕刻贝壳、洞穴艺术和人造制品。

Cave art expert Jean Clottes reviewed the paintings.

洞穴艺术专家让·克洛特 (Jean Clottes) 审阅了这些画作。

Cave art wouldn't exist without harnessing fire.

没有利用火， 洞穴艺术就不会存在。

They made jewelry, from shells and eagle talons. They probably painted cave art. They may have buried their dead as well.

他们用贝壳和鹰爪制作首饰。他们可能会绘制岩画。他们可能也会埋葬逝者。

That let the researchers see the cave's art with fresh eyes.

这让研究人员以全新的眼光看待洞穴艺术。