The scribble on a shell is the first evidence that man ever drew, pathing the way for epoch tales and triumphs to be detailed in drawings in caves across the globe.Ĭlaudio Divizia Hermera Thinkstock © Getty Images - Leondardo da Vinci: The Mechanics of Genuis is at the Science Museum until 4 th September 2016.
The zigzag marking carved by our earliest ancestors is said to be over 500,000 years old according to archaeologists. One of the oldest abstract markings ever found has been discovered in Indonesia. We’ve traced the history of Doodling to try and get to the bottom of our unescapable urge to draw and how the 21 st Century Doodler has evolved.Ĭave Paintings and The 500,000 Year Old Doodle So why do we always come back to drawing? Yet from the moment we are born, the unescapable urge to put pen to paper - or crayon to white wall - beats our first words or staggered steps. For too long now, Doodling has been downplayed as an absent minded sketch, passing the time as we idly chat on the phone or drift off during meetings.
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