The invention of agriculture – cartoon
Cartoon – The invention of agriculture
Stone age man inventing the spade
Showing a caveman holding a new invention – the garden spade.
He is saying that he has invented agriculture
The development of agriculture allowed people to settle down and gave them time to develop and invent new ways of doing things, thus leading to civilisation and other achievements
The invention of agriculture, along with the invention of cooking, were key factors in human evolution and development.
The joke here is that a humble garden implement such as a spade can have such a profound influence on human development.
A cartoon about cavemen, prehistoric society, stone age people and society.
Cartoon reference number: a328
Organic gardening cartoon. A book on organic gardening biodegrading in the rain
Organic gardening humour. A book on organic gardening has biodegraded in the rain
A cartoon showing a book about organic gardening that was left outside in the rain – and has started to biodegrade
A joke about recycling, sustainability, back to nature, back to the ground, biodynamic gardening.
Cartoon reference number: a179
Cartoon. Bucolic genre paintings – old and modern compared
Art cartoon: an old painting of the countryside and a modern painting of the countryside. The old painting shows a bustling farm scene. The new painting shows a huge boring field.
Bucolic genre painting cartoon, showing an old view of industrious farm workers and a modern painting featuring a vast empty field containing nothing but a combine harvester.
A cartoon illustrating the way that farm work and the countryside have changed over the years.
The cartoon also questions whether the assumption that because the old rural scene is more picturesque than the more inhuman modern scene it was necessarily better. The viewer in the cartoon seems to think it was, but is he correct?
Cartoon reference number: a074
Environment cartoon or illustration. A person taking care of the earth
Environmental cartoon or illustration showing a person tending or taking care of the earth, symbolised by a large flower with a depiction of the earth at its centre.
A possible logo for environmentally friendly activities.
A cartoon encouraging people to look after the planet.
Cartoon reference number: a044
Environment cartoon. Illustration – cycling to save the world
Environmental cartoon or illustration showing people cycling to save the energy and the world.
A positive image of people mobilising to save the planet and to reduce resources depletion by cycling.
A positive, motivational environmental cartoon about ecology, caring for the planet.
Possibly an image for earth day.
The cartoon shows people pedalling on a multi-person bicycle or four person tandem with trailers.
The balloon symbolises the world, and indicates that there can be enjoyment and satisfacion found in working towards a better more sustainable future.
Cartoon reference number: a042
Tree of life logo
Environmental illustration showing the tree of life being tended and watered by a person.
Artwork showing the tree of life being looked after by humans.
This is a positive image to encourage people to take care of the planet.
It’s a change from the environmental images which depict the human race destroying the environment.
An environmental cartoon about ecology, species interdependence, symbiosis, caring for the planet.
An image for earth day.
Cartoon reference number: a041
Overpopulation cartoon. Protesting against population increase
A cartoon about overpopulation
Population control cartoon
In 2011 the world population reaches 7 billion.
A protester with a placard reading ” Say NO to population growth” looking at a news stand with the headline “Now we are seven billion”. The protester’s companion is saying “On the bright side – the larger the population, the more people there’ll be to support your cause.”
A cartoon about over population, population growth, the population timebomb, unsustainable population growth, too many people on the planet.
Drawn: Nov 2011
Cartoon reference number: pop001
World overpopulation cartoon
