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The History of God
FIELD No. 8F61
Visual depiction of Ardipithecus in an Ethiopian forest four million years ago

Hover to play loop & narration. Visual depiction; cultural attribution in the metadata below.

Vol. I · Animism

Ardipithecus in an Ethiopian forest four million years ago

bipedal but tree-climbing

our deepest known ancestor, warm amber and deep green palette, loose brushwork, sharp focus, 4K detail

Organization
Sacred Landscape Traditions
Time period
Pre-history – present
Location
Worldwide

Source attribution

This visual depiction is one of 1,947 in the archive — a creative historical rendering of how natural-landscape has expressed the divine. The depiction is interpretive, not iconographic.

Cross-references — same archetype or region

Visual depiction of A red panda curled asleep on a Himalayan forest branch in snowfall

A red panda curled asleep on a Himalayan forest branch in snowfall

natural-landscape

 Visual depiction of A giant panda eating bamboo in a misty mountain forest

A giant panda eating bamboo in a misty mountain forest

natural-landscape

 Visual depiction of An Arthropleura giant millipede moving through a Carboniferous forest floor

An Arthropleura giant millipede moving through a Carboniferous forest floor

natural-landscape

 Visual depiction of A peanut-head bug resting on tropical bark

A peanut-head bug resting on tropical bark

natural-landscape

 Visual depiction of A cuckoo perched in a hawthorn hedge in spring countryside

A cuckoo perched in a hawthorn hedge in spring countryside

natural-landscape

 Visual depiction of A toucan plucking a bright fruit from a tree in the jungle canopy

A toucan plucking a bright fruit from a tree in the jungle canopy

natural-landscape