Science. 2000 Oct 20;290(5491):419-21. doi: 10.1126/science.290.5491.419.
Stone slabs bearing images of an animal and a half-human, half-beast figure were uncovered during excavations by an Italian team at the Fumane Cave northwest of Verona. The images are believed to be at least as ancient as some found in the Grotte Chauvet in southern France--the current record holder at 32,000 years--and possibly even older. More important, cave art experts say, the new paintings bolster other evidence that humans engaged in sophisticated symbolic expression much earlier than once thought.
在意大利一个团队于维罗纳西北的富马尼洞穴进行的挖掘工作中，出土了一些石板，上面刻有动物和半人半兽的形象。这些图像的历史至少可以追溯到法国南部肖维洞穴中发现的一些图像——目前的记录保持者为 32000 年——甚至可能更古老。洞穴艺术专家表示，更重要的是，这些新的绘画作品为其他证据提供了支持，这些证据表明人类曾经比我们想象的更早地进行复杂的象征性表达。
