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ItsMud t1_iyq33ur wrote

This looks exactly like my 6 year old daughter's drawings and she also writes her name on everything. These aren't primitive 75000 year old cave drawings, that sketch says young child to me.

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Toucani t1_iyqo3o2 wrote

Absolutely. That simplistic sketch and writing a name loads of times in a 'textbook' is classic childish behaviour. It may well have been an educated woman but I wouldn't be surprised if this was a child writing on a parent's text or even a slightly older child bored when studying.

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theredwoman95 t1_iyqix7x wrote

Yeah, given this was kept in an abbey for several centuries, I think there's a good chance it was a child initiate.

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damagecontrolparty t1_iyqq73g wrote

There were a lot of child initiates in monasteries and convents. They could leave when they reached a certain age, I think.

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