``A reconstruction of a spinning disk from about 14,000 to 21,000 years ago, found in Western Europe. It shows an animal in different positions on each side. As the disk is twirled on a string, the creature appears to move." This is to date the earliest surviving animated drawing, done with a disk that is threaded onto a cord which is twisted, and in untwisting causes the disk to rotate rapidly. This could have been a sort of religious totem, intended to inspire awe and wonder, or it could have been just a toy for a child. Either way it indicates considerable sophistication. Would you like to make a similar drawing yourself? Here below is an easy way to do it.