Instead, what's much more likely is that these early artists were also making counting marks, maybe like this row of lines from Riparo di Za Minic in Sicily, as well as creating stylized representations of things from the world around them.
Tetapi, kemungkinannya adalah seniman purba telah membuat penanda hitungan, mungkin seperti deretan garis ini dari Riparo di Za Minic di Sisilia, juga membuat penanda yang mewakili benda-benda di sekitar mereka.