Explore cave paintings in this 360° animated cave - Iseult Gillespie
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The paintings of our ancestors have been preserved in caves all over the world; the oldest we’ve found were made up to 40,000 years ago. What do these images tell us about the ancient human mind and the lives of their creators? In this special 360° TED-Ed animation, explore an ancient cave and its surroundings as Iseult Gillespie shares a brief history of cave paintings.
Which theory of cave paintings most appeals to you? Do you have any other theories about what they might have been created for?
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Meet The Creators
- Educator Iseult Gillespie
- Director Lippy
- 360 VR Video Idle Hands
- Compositor Jon Francis
- Art Director Rich Prahm
- Composer Stephen LaRosa
- Sound Designer Weston Fonger
- Collaborator Amy Adkins
- Associate Producer Jessica Ruby
- Content Producer Gerta Xhelo
- Editorial Producer Alex Rosenthal
- Narrator Addison Anderson
