Discuss theories explaining the purposes of prehistoric art. What does this ancient art say about the cultures in which it was created?
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Prehistoric art forms include cave paintings and statuettes. Experts agree that the animal images are meaningful, although their exact meaning remains obscure. Some theories on the cave images are that they were made as a form of magic to ensure success in the hunt. Recent theories focused on the arrangement of the animals by species or gender. Nearly as old as the cave paintings were small female statuettes, named "Venus" by modern scholars. Considering the size of the statuette, it was clear that it was some type of fertility image, to be carried as an amulet for good luck. It is theorized that much prehistoric art seems to have been created to make sense of the universe and exert control over the forces of nature.
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