history of architecture Flashcards
old stone age or paleolithic era pt 1
began at the dawn of human existence (2.5 mill yrs ago until 12000 yrs ago)
Paleolithic pt 2
nomadic
paleolithic pt3
hunts for food
paleolithic pt4
crafts tools out of stone for basic needs relating to food and shelter
paleolithic pt5
sharp edges
paleolithic pt 6
languages and art (the urge of communication)
ochre
connects generations through colors and scents
ochre pt2
color of blood
ochre pt 3
ancestors spirits
ochre pt 4
menstration
ochre pt 5
death rituals and hunting
ochre pt 6
used on the body and the surface of caves and clothing
ochre pt 7
relating to smell allows ancestors to identify their kin
ochre pt 8
seen alot in france and spain
first burial
informal ceremony or sky burial sometime later
second burial
bones recovered and ceremonial burial of bones in ancestral spaces often second burial is done only during a particular time in the year
menhir
carnac sites, diff shapes and sizes
menhir
“alignments” are intentionally organized and formatted
menhir
menec alignment
menhir
kermario alignment
menhir
kerlescant alignment
portal tomb or dolmen
dolmen, cromlech, portal tomb, prehistoric monument of two or more upright stones supporting a horizontal stone slab found especially in britian and france and thought to be a tomb
caves pt 1
terra amata, southern france , ca. 400000 BCE
solstice
solar clock
caves pt 2
lascaux cave paintings, southern france, ca. 17000 BCE
caves pt 3
venus of laussel, france ca. 23,000- 18,000 yearsq
caves pt4
Ithyphallic Figure and Bison, Altamira Cave, Spain, 22,000 - 13,000 BCE
caves pt5
Bison, Altamira Cave, Spain, 22,000 - 13,000 BCE
caves pt6
Bull, Lascaux Cave, Southwestern France, ca. 17,000 BCE
caves pt 7
Cave of Hands, Valley of the Pinturas River, Patagonia, Argentina, 13,000
9,000 BCE (–700 CE)
stone tombs
-New Grange Passage Grave, County Meath, Ireland, 3,200 BCE
- Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, England, 2,900 –1,400 BCE
MESOPOTAMIA: THE RISE OF THE CITY
Key concepts - Obsidian - Marshland - Artificial irrigation - urban consciousness - specialization of masonry