The Lion-Man Sculpture as An Example of Prefrontal Synthesis from 37,000 Years Ago (IMAGE)

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The Lion-Man Sculpture as An Example of Prefrontal Synthesis from 37,000 Years Ago

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The lion-man sculpture from Germany (dated to 37,000 years ago) must have been first imagined by the artist by mentally synthesizing parts of the man and beast together and then executing the product of this mental creation in ivory. The composite artworks provide a direct evidence that by 37,000 years ago humans have acquired prefrontal synthesis.

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JDuckeck [Public domain, <a target="_blank" href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_man_photo.jpg">https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lion_man_photo.jpg</a>]

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