1. why did the painters of lascaux depict upper paleolithic animals?
2. what compelled them to create something enduring?
3. what does this act tell us about them?

Explanation:

1.  Paintings had some significance, the upper Paleolithic art survived in the period between 50000 to 8000 BC . The painters of Lascaux depicted the animals which were hunted for food at that time and also signifies that the animals depicted on the walls were an important element in the hunting magic ritual, which proclaims that the killing of animals sends some sort of messages to its spirits as to not to punish humans . literally it was a communication medium between gods and spirits world .

2. The paintings depicted on the walls also shows the ritual and demands of the people at that era as they thought to increase the number of animals which they consumed much as their food but due to less in number people were unable to feed themselves and fulfill their demands and the animals which were scarce such as reindeer had paintings on wall for which compelled them to create something enduring as they believe that depicting animals on the walls could increase the herds numbers.

3. The cave art was designed with a lot of care to convey some message or story , it was not created for its beauty .