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Prehistoric Art

  • 40,000 BCE

    Paleolithic Art

    The Paleolithic Art is also known as the "old stone age" explores how humans can make cave paintings, rock art and jewelry in Europe from a prehistoric experience. Also, it's the economy for hunter-gatherers and how humans hunt wild animals for food and prepare food, firewood, and materials for their tools, clothes, or shelters such as the caves that will be seen in the timeline. As they would use stone tools as thier primary tools and wood and bone.
  • Paleolithic- The Lion Man, Mammoth Ivory, 12.2 ht, Ulm Germany
    38,000 BCE

    Paleolithic- The Lion Man, Mammoth Ivory, 12.2 ht, Ulm Germany

    From the Aurignacian culture of the Upper Paleolithic is the Lion man. It still remains very mysterious and old with no physical form and resembles more animalistic. In prehistoric cultures, it's also a form of sense of survival as well in the people and are depicted to be hunters who go get enough food to eat and represents the supernatural and shamanistic practice and power. Early humans wanted to create this to explores a lot of complexity and identity.
  • Paleolithic- Halls Of Bulls, Cave Painting, 11 feet 6 inches, Lascaux, France
    28,000 BCE

    Paleolithic- Halls Of Bulls, Cave Painting, 11 feet 6 inches, Lascaux, France

    From the paleolithic age is the Halls Of Bulls in old stone age. They represent the animals as a priority in their lives and a sense of survival along with cows, bisons and deers. The caves symbolizes a birth canal that brings light within them. Early humans believed these images would help the prehistoric people to recieve generous herds and good hunting which is also know as "hunting magic" as theorized by priest Henri Breuil.
  • Paleolithic- Venus Of Renantcourt, Chalk, 4 centimeters tall, Amiens, France
    21,000 BCE

    Paleolithic- Venus Of Renantcourt, Chalk, 4 centimeters tall, Amiens, France

    Is the form of the paleolithic figurine that is made out of chalk. The emphasis on its curby breasts and pelvic area which symbolizes fertility dieities and sex. The small figures have founded across Europe and they all share the same physical characteristics with large breasts and broad hips with no facial features at all and it remains a mystery and is known as "Lady In The Hood." It's made by radiocarbon and projectile points for hunting.
  • 10,000 BCE

    Neolithic Art

    Neolithic Art is a also called "new stone age" and explores how people focused more on lots of agriculture and pastoralism, more of cultvate plants and subdue animals than hunting and preparing. They use unique tools and items and how they used not just stones, but use of clays, twigs, and reeds around 10,000 B.C.E. It focuses on community building and ultilization in foods and creations.
  • Neolithic- The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük, Baked Clay 12cm, Çatalhöyük, Turkey
    6000 BCE

    Neolithic- The Seated Woman of Çatalhöyük, Baked Clay 12cm, Çatalhöyük, Turkey

    The seated woman is depicted as a fertile Mother Goddess giving birth, and is seen as an elder as well as they achieved a higher status at the time. Also her being seated is giving power and the role of women in Neolithic belief systems.The feline features have lions and/or leopard which are important dieities and how the nude body is a big significance because it also challenges our sexuality and disability in today's world and sexually powerful.
  • Neolithic- Newgrange, Stone, 85 meters, County Meath, Ireland
    3200 BCE

    Neolithic- Newgrange, Stone, 85 meters, County Meath, Ireland

    Was built by wealthy farming community. The significance for the tomb is that the people of this period sees as a astrological, spirituality and religion according to archeologists. The passage tombs are places where the dead lives and provides a link to the community of their deities and serving for rituals and celebration. The passage is less than 60 feet long and leads into a chamber with three side recesses made from sandstones and held the remains. Newgrange - World Heritage Site.
  • Neolithic- Stonehenge, 13 feet, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England
    3100 BCE

    Neolithic- Stonehenge, 13 feet, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England

    Stonehenge is the most sophisticated and only surviving stone circle in the world and comes with three phases. It's created by such very hard stone and with much organization and planning. and erected using precisely interlocking joints. From this it was a place where people come to connect to the dead, worship, healing. Stonehenge has a strong relationship with the solar and lunar calendars, mostly with the sun and the movement of it and the sunrise to honor the spirits of their ancestors.