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Early examples of attempts to capture the phenomenon of motion into a still drawing can be found inpaleolithic cave paintings, where animals are often depicted with multiple legs in superimposed positions, clearly attempting to convey the perception of motion.

An earthen goblet discovered at the site of the 5,200-year-old Burnt City in southeastern Iran, depicts what could possibly be the world’s oldest example of animation. The artifact bears five sequential images depicting a Persian Desert Ibex jumping up to eat the leaves of a tree.^[1]

Ancient Chinese records contain several mentions of devices that were said to "give an impression of movement" to human or animal figures,^[2] but these accounts are unclear and may only refer to the actual movement of the figures through space.^[3]