Western cultures have generally regarded bats with superstition and fear; but in China, expressed in art and handicrafts, the bat has achieved respectability as a symbol of happiness and good luck.

The authors test their hypothesis by constructing a database of 256 sequences of dots, lines, and <Y> symbols in late Paleolithic European cave art and the animals with which they were associated.

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PROF. A. V. HILL'S recent letter1 directing attention to the confusion arising out of the inconsistent use of symbols is a timely reminder of the need for greater uniformity. A certain amount of ...

On the reverse were three etched symbols: a line, an X and another line. Von Petzinger, a palaeoanthropologist from the University of Victoria in Canada, is spearheading an unusual study of cave art.

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"Now, what is the meaning of these symbols? It is impossible to know. But they put on this bone something they wanted to explain: 'I saw 16 animals in this place'. It could be something like language.