Discovery Channel article about Graffiti

Posted on April 4, 2006
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All graffiti writers are adolescent males. It says so right here:

Cave Art: Prehistoric Teen Graffiti?
By Jennifer Viegas, Discovery News

March 31, 2006— Testosterone-fueled boys created most prehistoric cave art, according to a recently published book by one of the world’s leading authorities on cave art.

The theory contradicts the idea that adult, tribal shaman spiritual leaders and healers produced virtually all cave art.

It also explains why many of the images drawn in caves during the Pleistocene, between 10,000 and 35,000 years ago, somewhat mirror today’s artwork and graffiti that are produced by adolescent males.

Read the full article here.

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