100,000 year old "Lettering Kit"

[Terremoto]

Just ran across this article about the discovery of a 1000,000 year old cave lettering kit!

http://www.ottawacitizen.com/techno...tainers/5550884/story.html?cid=megadrop_story

Not too sure if that would make sign painting the oldest profession in the world but I would suspect it would be the second oldest profession in the world.

Dan

 

[Gino]

Let's ask OP..... I'm sure he was around back then.

 

[Cross Signs]

Thanks for posting.

 

[SignManiac]

Yeah I was wondering where I left that kit?

 

[John Butto]

hisforefathers

Let's ask OP..... I'm sure he was around back then.

still wearing the same banana hammock

 

[signmeup]

Sounds more like makeup than paint. I think they found the first Mary Kay rep.

 

[johnnysigns]

Friggin Graffiti artists....

 

[Mike Paul]

Mixing red and yellow rocks with animal fat and marrow to make vibrant paints as well as abalone shells full of dried-out red pigment.

1-Shot Vermillion?

Op was making pottery back then. Probably started making no return signs a couple days later and fell into the trade...