The origins of art
艺术的起源
Read about the origins of art from an article in a journal on archaeology.
阅读选自考古学杂刊上有关艺术起源的文章。
Some of the oldest artwork yet discovered was found in 1879 in Altamira, Spain.
1879年，一些最古老的艺术品在西班牙的阿尔塔米拉被发现了。
Amateur archaeologist Marcelino de Satuola and his nine-year-old daughter were investigating a cave on his property.
业余考古学家马斯里娄·萨拖拉和他九岁的女儿在调查研究一个岩洞，他自己承担了所有费用。
As the father dug in the cave floor looking for ancient artefacts, his daughter Maria explored another room in the cave.
父亲在挖掘岩洞底部寻找古代工艺品的时候，女儿玛利亚在岩洞的另一处探宝。
Suddenly, she shouted, 'Look, Father! Bulls!'
突然，她大叫道：“看，爸爸！公牛！”
The father hurried to take a peek.
父亲匆匆过来瞥了一眼。
On the low ceiling of the cave he found colourful paintings of a kind of bison that Satuola knew to be extinct, along with images of horses, deer and wild boar.
在岩洞低处的洞顶，萨拖拉发现了很多某种野牛生动活泼的壁画，他了解到这种画已绝迹。还有一些马、鹿和野猪的画像。