The origins of art
藝術的起源
Read about the origins of art from an article in a journal on archaeology.
閱讀選自考古學雜刊上有關藝術起源的文章。
Some of the oldest artwork yet discovered was found in 1879 in Altamira, Spain.
1879年,一些最古老的藝術品在西班牙的阿爾塔米拉被發現了。
Amateur archaeologist Marcelino de Satuola and his nine-year-old daughter were investigating a cave on his property.
業余考古學家馬斯里婁·薩拖拉和他九歲的女兒在調查研究一個巖洞,他自己承擔了所有費用。
As the father dug in the cave floor looking for ancient artefacts, his daughter Maria explored another room in the cave.
父親在挖掘巖洞底部尋找古代工藝品的時候,女兒瑪利亞在巖洞的另一處探寶。
Suddenly, she shouted, 'Look, Father! Bulls!'
突然,她大叫道:“看,爸爸!公牛!”
The father hurried to take a peek.
父親匆匆過來瞥了一眼。
On the low ceiling of the cave he found colourful paintings of a kind of bison that Satuola knew to be extinct, along with images of horses, deer and wild boar.
在巖洞低處的洞頂,薩拖拉發現了很多某種野牛生動活潑的壁畫,他了解到這種畫已絕跡。還有一些馬、鹿和野豬的畫像。