By the time the last Neanderthal disappeared in Europe, 27,000 years ago, our direct ancestors had already, and for 5,000 years, been crawling into the belly of the earth, where in the light of the flickers of tallow candles, they had brought into being the great art of the Upper Paleolithic.
自从尼安德特人在欧洲大陆消失 于两万七千年前， 我们的直系祖先已经开始 持续五千年的 在土地上的耕作 在牛油灯下 他们开创了 旧石器时代的伟大艺术。