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Based on his knowledge as an archaeologist, Satuola maintained that the paintings dated from the Stone Age.
根據(jù)自己作為考古學(xué)家所掌握的知識，薩拖拉堅(jiān)持認(rèn)為這些畫的歷史可以追溯到石器時(shí)代。
However, his claims were greeted with ridicule by the scientific community.
然而，他的聲明遭到了科學(xué)界人士的嘲笑和奚落。
Other archaeologists thought the colours seemed too bright and the images too lifelike to have been created by ancient man.
其他考苦學(xué)家認(rèn)為古代人使用的顏色似乎太過明亮，創(chuàng)作的畫像又太過真實(shí)。
Even though other discoveries of cave paintings soon followed, it was not until 1902 that any of these finds were accepted as genuine.
盡管緊接著又發(fā)現(xiàn)了其他的巖洞壁畫，但是一直到1902年，這些巖洞壁畫才被認(rèn)為是真跡。
Researchers now believe that these cave paintings are between 10,000 and 20,000 years old.
研究者如今認(rèn)為這些巖洞壁畫已有1萬到2萬年的歷史了。
We may now know the age of the paintings, but the reason why they were created is yet a mystery.
我們現(xiàn)在可能知道壁畫的年代，但是它們被創(chuàng)作出的原因仍然是一個(gè)謎。
The painters may have wanted to record past hunts or tell a story, or they could have used the paintings for some kind of magical or religious purpose.
畫家可能想記錄那時(shí)的狩獵或是講述故事，再或是表示某種魔力和宗教信仰。
We simply do not know.
我們的確不知道。
However, we do know that, at least in one way, Stone Age people were not so different from ourselves - they found inspiration and pleasure in art.
然而，我們確切地知道，石器時(shí)代的人們至少在一個(gè)方面與我們沒有什么大的不同，那就是他們從藝術(shù)中獲得了靈感和愉悅。
