Pinhole Cave Man

In 1926, a woolly rhinoceros rib (Coelodonta antiquitatis) that was broken at both ends was found in Pin Hole Cave, Creswell Crags, Derbyshire, England.

The lack of clothes and the "cartoon" or "masked" heads are common features which suggest an artistic fashion.

Like many human depictions in Palaeolithic art, the figure is crudely drawn; animals are typically better executed.

This was not through a lack of ability, as animals are often represented with degrees of realism – see for example the Robin Hood Cave Horse.

[3] The drawing was discovered after a stalagmitic film was removed from the bone's surface near the base of the Later Upper Palaeolithic lithic distribution.

Pin Hole Cave