In paragraphs 1 and 2, the authors primary purpose is to UPPER PALEOLITHIC ART WAS NOT CONFINED TO CAVE PAINTINGS. MANY SHAFTS OF SPEARS AND SIMILAR OBJECTS WERE DECORATED WITH FIGURES OF ANIMALS. THE ANTHROPOLOGIST ALEXANDER MARSHACK HAS AN INTERESTING INTERPRETATION OF SOME OF THE ENGRAVINGS MADE DURING THE UPPER PALEOLITHI C. HE BELIEVES THAT AS FAR BACK AS 30,000 B. C., HUNTERS MAY HAVE USED A SYSTEM OF NOTATION, ENGRAVED ON BONE AND STONE, TO MARK PHASES OF THE MOO N. IF THIS IS TRUE, IT WOULD MEAN THAT UPPER PALEOLITHIC PEOPLE WERE CAPABLE OF COMPLEX THOUGHT AND WERE CONSCIOUSLY AWARE OF THEIR ENVIRONMENT. IN ADDITION TO OTHER ARTWORKS, FIGURINES REPRESENTING THE HUMAN FEMALE IN EXAGGERATED FORM. HAVE ALSO BEEN FOUND AT UPPER PALEOLITHIC SITES. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT THESE FIGURINES WERE AN IDEAL TYPE OR AN EXPRESSION OF A DESIRE FOR FERTILITY.