Paleo-Aegean Flashcards
Paleolithic Art
100,000 - 9,000
Pigments
Mineral (Charcoal, Iron Oxide, Calcite)
Material/Binder
Animal fat + twigs, reeds, animal bones, stone lamps
Blombos Cave Painting “Kit” / South Africa
100,000 BCE / oldest art, abalone shell with red pigment in it, pierced shells probs for jewelry
Apollo 11 Cave, Namibia
Painted Animal 23,000 BCE / cave painting of an unrecognizable feline
Altamira, Spain
12,000-11,000 BCE / Bison Ceiling / Inspired by cave lumps/shape, iron oxide and charcoal, mix of 3D or cartoonish look, contour lines with shape of bulls
Lascaux, France
15,000-13,000 BCE / Hall of the Bulls / painted in layers, different artists, many artistic decisions shown, theory is they come a couple times a year to hunt
Lascaux, France (continued)
15,000-13,000 BCE / Well Scene / shows narrative, bison hitting man, disemboweled bison, arrows going towards and through, bird on stick, possible warning sign
Pech-Merle, France
22,000 BCE / spotted horse / blowing technique, dots possible lunar calendar
Cosquer Cave, France
20,000-18,000 BCE / Giant Auk Painting / ancient species of penguin
Chauvet Cave
30,000-28,000 BCE / Feline heads / seems to move
Bison
Loved, treasured/major accomplishment, respect of animal, possible spiritual aspect
Pregnancy
Honored for humans and animals
Neolithic Painting
8,000-3,000 BCE
Catal Hoyuk, Turkey
Beehive Painting / 6,000 / cells of honeycomb, possible beekeeping
