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This article continues our interpretation of the artwork in the Hall of Bulls in the Lascaux Cave in France. The eight animal figures on the south wall representing humans, describe the relationship our Homo Sapien ancestors had with the impact of the natural cycles of time. These include the nightly rotation of the stars due to the rotation of the earth and the cyclic change of seasons and the day-night cycle, both cycles associated with the apparent movement of the sun. We then integrate these relationships into the figures on the north wall, which we contend identifies the moment our Homo Sapien ancestors became aware they had a mortal physical body that resides in the natural world and an immortal soul body that resides in the spirit world after physical death. This article expands the relationship between the mortal and immortal nature of our ancestors in the context of the cycles of time. Finally, we show how the artwork provides evidence of some stages of cognitive development of our species at that time. Five glossary notes, placed at the end of the article, are offered for places in the text where the discussion should be understood within a larger context, and which serve to deepen the reader's understanding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]