Art in the Stone Age

Question 1

mural

Answer 1

A large painting or decoration, created either directly on the wall, or created separately and affixed to the wall.

Question 2

sculpture in the round

Answer 2

Three-dimensional sculpture that is carved free of any background or block.

Question 3

attributes

Answer 3

The symbolic object or objects that identify a particular deity, saint, or personification in art. The features that identify a particular figure’s identity.

Question 4

modeling

Answer 4

In sculpture, the process of molding a three-dimensional form out of a malleable substance. In painting, the process of creating the illusion of three-dimensionality on a two-dimensional surface by use of light and shade.

Question 5

ceramics

Answer 5

Wares made of baked clay.

Question 6

post-and-lintel

Answer 6

An architectural system of construction with two or more vertical elements (posts) supporting a horizontal element (lintel).

Question 7

dolmen

Answer 7

A prehistoric structure made up of two of more large (often upright) stones supporting a large, flat horizontal slab or slabs.

Question 8

cairn

Answer 8

A pile of stones or earth and stones that served both as a prehistoric burial site and as a marker of underground tombs.

Question 9

corbel, corbeling

Answer 9

A roofing and arching technique in which each course of stone projects inward and slightly beyond the previous layer (a corbel) until the upper-most corbels meet, creating a nearly pointed arch or vault. Also: brackets that project from a wall.

Question 10

passage graves

Answer 10

A prehistoric tomb under a cairn, reached by a long, narrow, slab-lined access passage or passage-ways.

Question 11

linear, linearity

Answer 11

An emphasis on line.

Question 12

henge

Answer 12

A circular area enclosed by stones or wood posts set up by Neolithic peoples. It is usually bounded by a ditch and raised embankment.