Paleolithic (25,500-7,000 BCE) Flashcards

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Apollo 11 Stones

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First intentional piece of art of an animal
Portable
Not from original location (important enough to move)
Named because it was found on the same day as Apollo 11
Found in a rock shelter in the mountains

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Hall of the Bulls

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First use of twisted perspective to show which animal is what
Natural pigments
Ancestral animal worship
Motion of the animals
Not a single painting event (people kept adding on)
Different styles with different additions
Paintings flicker in firelight

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Camelid Sacrum in shape of a canine

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Respects original form of object while changing it to fit its intended purpose
Guides one to the afterlife
Found in a tomb

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Apollo 11 stones IDs

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Paleolithic Namibia
25,500-25,300 BCE
Charcoal on stone

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Hall of the bulls IDs

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Paleolithic Europe
15,000-13,000 BCE
Pigment on rock

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Camelid sacrum IDs

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Ancient Tequixquiac
14,000-7,000 BCE
Paleolithic
Bone

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