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Birds and Us: A 12,000 Year History from Cave Art to Conservation–A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Birds and Us starts with Birkhead’s visit to Cueva del Tajo de las Figuras, located in Andalusia, Spain and the Neolithic bird paintings on its walls. The drawing on the left is from 1714, the one on the right is the result of Birkhead’s own dissection. There’s the Neolithic era; Ancient Egypt (bird mummies!);