Prehistoric Cave Art May Have Served as an Early Form of Animation, Magazine Says (Washington Post)

Prehistoric cinema:

Cave art as early animation?

“Think of “Stone Age animation” and Fred Flintstone driving his car by foot power is likely the image that comes to mind. But a new analysis of prehistoric art in Spain and France is casting a new light on the cave wall. According to New Scientist, the static images found in sites such as Lascaux, France, and El Castillo, in northern Spain, are actually sequences of images that create the illusion of movement — much like the frames used in modern-day cartoons.”