The Prehistoric Period Began With The Appearance Of Human And Ended With The Discovery Of Writing Flashcards
began with the appearance of human and ended with discovery of writing
The prehistoric period
Stone age
Paleolithic
A hunter gathering culture, is divided into three stages
Lower paleolithic, middle paleolithic, upper paleolithic
Archaeologists have identified four basic types of paleolithic art
Petroglyhps, prehistoric sculpture, pictographs and megalithic
Petroglyphs came from the greek words
Petra “stone”
To carve in petroglyphs
Glyphein
The cupules engraved on a nonfoliated metamorphic rock at auditorium cave….
Bhimbetka petroglyphs
Is an image or a symbol created to express an idea or a piece of information
Pictograph
Is parietal art that involves the use of large stones as medium
Megalithic
Red
Power,life, anger
Blue
Rebirth, creation,
Green
Fertility, growth, new life
White
Purity and sacred
Black
Death, underworld
Yellow
Ra, pharaohs, gold, sun