How was cave painting discovered? Why did primitive artists depict mammoths, bison, deer, horses?

How was cave painting discovered? Why did primitive artists depict mammoths, bison, deer, horses? What role did these animals play in people’s lives? What are the oldest religious beliefs you know? How did primitive people imagine the life of their ancestors in the land of the dead?

Primitive people already in the Paleolithic began to engage in rock painting. Modern explorers and ordinary people find evidence of human life in the caves. Many cave paintings have been found by locals and travelers. The drawings on the walls of the caves are mostly about animals. Ancient people already believed in many gods and believed that the image of animals would help them on the hunt. The first religion was paganism. People believed in gods who ruled over various elements. They also believed that a person continues to live after death.