Prehistoric Arts

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pertains to the artworks made

before the classical civilizations

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Prehistoric Art

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is made from 3000 to 323

BCE

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Ancient Egyptian Art

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pertains to the artwork of both

ancient Greece and Rome

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Classical Art

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started from 330 and lasted

until 1453 CE in Eastern Rome

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Byzantine Period

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happened in 1000 AD up to

12th century in Europe

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Romanasque Period

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is dated from 1150 to 1450

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Gothic Period

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early human beings lived in Europe

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Neanderthal

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things that have human

characteristics

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Anthropomorphic

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prehistoric monuments made of rocks

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Megalith

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more than 200
Made up of clay, ivory, limestones, and bones
feature images of women with curvy bodies, big breasts, butts, thighs, hips, and stomach
believed to be symbols of fertility

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Venus Figurines

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oldest of the discovered statues

believed to be 35,000 years old

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Venus of Hohle Fels

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Other notable Venus Figurines

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Venus of Dolni-Vestonice
Venus of Willendorf
Venus of Les Pugue

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3 classifications of cave arts

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Drawings
Paintings
Engravings

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images outlined by charcoal or any pigment

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Drawings

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colored with different pigments

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Paintings

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three-dimensional images

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Engravings

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Believed to be 17,000 years old
was called the “Prehistoric Sistine Chapel”
considered as the biggest animal cave painting

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Cave arts in Lascaux Caves in France

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The geometric symbols, anthropomorphic images, and animals are painted with many different colors of varying shades
very detailed and depicted in life-size proportions
Some of the figures are three-dimensional

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Altamira Cave Paintings in Spain

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Megaliths prove

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Early humans already have resources, systems and religious beliefs
They are already aware of their natural world as the solar
and lunar alignments of the structures suggest
More than just burial sites, the chambers for meetings and
ceremonies on the monuments mean that they have more
functions

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one of the oldest
3500 BCE
46-feet long corridor features walls with designs and symbols.

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The Gavrinis in France

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3300 BCE

punched dots-symbolize carts, plows, and cattle

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The Zuschen Tomb in Germany

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is known for the illumination of winter solstice sun to its passages and chamber which signals the beginning of a new year
made up of 100 kerbstones

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Newgrange monument

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a center of rituals

Created in 3100-1100 BCE, it was added to UNESCO’s list of World Heritage Sites in 1986

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Stonehenge in England