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Humans were hunter-gatheres, and nomadics. The survival and hunting are the main depiction of art along with fertility. The main subjects are animals, hunting scenes, and fertility. Materials like bones, ivory, stones and natural pigments are used for the art depiction. Then the Neolithic, early human settlelings emerge, agriculture, monolithic monuments, and social organization mimethized with the spiritual starts as the new themes.
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Blombos Cave is one the oldest and important cave found in South Africa. The Ochre Block is one the earliest signs of human behavioral advancement. Other tools like the Still Bay bifacial point have been found within the cave and also an abstrack rock drawing dated 73,000 BCE -
Located in Namibia, in the Hun mountains seven stone of quartize fragtments were found. Dated around 25,000 BCE is one of ealry mobiliary art found in Africa. The slates depicts feline and bovids compositions. -
Jomon or cord marking refering to clay vessel made in Japan the longest dated from 10500 to 300 BCE. Started on the Neolithic Period, the clay pressed created the geometric design. Used to store food and ceremonial purpuses. -
The Cave of the Hands receives its name from the outlines of human hands. The hunting scenes and several animals still found in the region. The use of mineral pigment like iron oxides was used for the rock art. -
A lime plaster and reed statues discovered in Jordan, dated 7200-6250 BCE, were found while contructing a road. The statues are the earlies depiction of the human body. The statues have emphasys mostly on the details of the heads. -
Refers to three tablets found in Romania, two rectangular around 3 cm and one round of 6 cm. Contains the Vinca symbols an early form of proto-writing.