@futurebird I thought that too for the longest time until I ran into ONE example of prehistoric portraits in my town's museum! Sorry I'm ill and can't translate all but please find a way to look at this article : https://www.radiofrance.fr/franceculture/podcasts/l-entretien-archeologique/la-grotte-de-la-marche-ou-la-naissance-du-portrait-1893432