Rock Art Research

This article considers doodling behaviour in modern adults as a lead towards understanding palaeoarts. The comparison might lead to understanding particular characteristics of palaeoart content (such as the relative recurrence of basic forms and the common responses by rock artists to existing markings and geological formations), as well as certain techniques used in its production (such as drawing and scratching). It also provides a sound alternative to theories that imageries arose in altered states of consciousness and/or shamanistic trance.