Making sense of the chronology of Paleolithic cave painting from the perspective of material engagement theory

And I would argue that even the first deep time practices of surrounding ourselves with images were cognitively transformative: https://t.co/bj9XB4ot4W

@RCarhartHarris I used to be fascinated by the shamanic hypothesis and its link to ancient use of psychedelics. But then I found a more productive framework in material engagement theory. See eg: https://t.co/bj9XB4ot4W

@ki_cog @evantthompson @PessoaBrain @kohn_gregory Perhaps you will enjoy this piece about how practices of material engagement could have given rise to experiences with representational content, setting the stage for the modern mind. https://t.co/bj9XB46jQ

@LivingExtraord1 Here is an account of the origins of hand stencils from the perspective of material engagement theory: https://t.co/bj9XB46jQO