Interpreted the Outback Paintings as being hunting magic, meant to increase the number of animals. As there are some clay sculptures that seem to have been the targets of spears, this may partly be true, but does not explain the pictures of predators such as the or the bear. Cave Outback Paintings found at the in may be among the earliest cave art. The estimated age of the images date from approximately 23,000 – 25,000 B.C..