This article focuses on the realism behind ancient cave paintings from the Paleolithic period. Essentially, researchers were searching for evidence supporting that white-spotted phenotypes of pre-domestic horses existed in the Paleolithic period. DNA studies have already produced the necessary
This article focuses on the realism behind ancient cave paintings from the Paleolithic period. Essentially, researchers were searching for evidence supporting that white-spotted phenotypes of pre-domestic horses existed in the Paleolithic period. DNA studies have already produced the necessary evidence proving that bay and black phenotypes of pre-domestic horses existed. The argument in question is whether or not the artists behind these cave paintings were portraying their natural surroundings or if they were simply drawing random abstract images. The paintings in question are “The Dappled Horses of Pech-Merle” in France which shows white horses with dark spots dating back to 25,000 years ago.
The study consisted of researchers from six different countries genotyping nine coat-color loci in 31 pre-domestic horses from up to 35,000 years ago from different areas of Europe. The analysis consisted of bones and teeth sa