Cave Talk

Prehistorian Duncan Caldwell will explore the ramifications of a single unexplained groove on a cave wall in a talk called Mother Caves: The implications of a Paleolithic Freize, on Tuesday, August 31, from 5 to 6 p.m. at the Aquinnah old town hall.

Part of the Aquinnah Public Library late summer speaker series, Mr. Caldwell’s talk is based on the implications suggesting that women during the Paleolithic era were believed to be at the supernatural crux of a triad between men and animals. It is a preview of his upcoming talk to the elite and selective World Congress of Rock Art Organizations.

Mr. Caldwell has been on the vanguard of important archaeological conservation efforts in Europe and Africa. He was voted by the Marine and Paleobiological Research Institute of Vineyard Haven to be its second fellow. The Caldwell family has a long history up-Island and resides in Paris off-season.