So let’s ask ourselves a question:
Why did the artists at Cosquer cover the walls and ceilings of hidden caves with handprints?
The truth?
We just don't know. But here’s what we do know…
In general, artists painted in the same caves over and over again, so they must have known where they were. There aren’t maps proving this, but it’s a hunch. Of course, we need to remember that the land around these caves was hard to reach. Even the entrances were narrow, cramped, and tight—not to mention the fact that the caves were just as bad! The painters had to crawl or squirm through them to get to the large natural chambers in the cave where they painted their pictures. But nothing seemed to stop them. It must have been very important to these early