Rouffignac Cave
This Neanderthal cave is north of Les Ezies, and runs more than seven miles underground. Engravings and drawings cover the walls, and visitors can view them while riding the little tourist train that runs much of the distance.
Somehow this artwork was done without conventional light (i.e. smoky flames or torches) since the walls at the time of its 'discovery' were clean and untarnished or "white crystalline".
"Experts" suggest that Neanderthals must have used
"smokeless fat" for their torches to explain this.
One alternative is Infra-red vision in early humans. During WWII, some soldiers were given high doses of Vitamin A in a special diet, and over a period of time, many developed infra-red acuity. However, the actual diet was harmful, and it was discontinued in favor of the newly developed 'snooperscope'.
Also, people who are totally color-blind, often report being able to see infra-red. | Light and Heat
The underground community where Peleg is imprisoned used bio-luminescent panels and geo-thermal gradients for light and heat.
Also, infra-red light was visable to many of these superior ancestors -- just as it is to many modern life-forms. |
