What do the painted bison of Altamira and their fellows teach us about early humans? Photo from Wikimedia Commons (Daniel Villafruela). Over thirty-thousand years ago, the first humans figured out that they needed a few essential things to survive life on this harsh planet. Most are self evident: a semi-dependable source of food and water, shelter from the elements, including the warmth of fire, and a tribe in which to move and protect one another. But at this time in history