Post on 22-Feb-2016
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LATIN TERMS TO KNOW
PALEO
MESO
NEO
LITH
“old”
“middle / between”
“new”
“stone”
Woman from Laussel, FranceWoman from Willendorf, Austria
About 22,000 years oldAbout 1 ½” tallCarved from IvoryOne of the first depicting an accurate (yet abstracted) face
Venus (Woman) of Brassempouy
Caves of ALTAMIRA (Spain)
Discovered in 1879 – some of the first discovered
Were originally considered fakes, but mineral deposits would’ve taken 1000s of years to accumulate
Mostly Bison from a profile view
Caves of Lascaux (France)
The most extensively decorated caves
Caves of Lascaux (France)
Magnificent gallery known as the HALL OF BULLS
Caves of Lascaux (France)
Denotes the CONCEPT of a BULLusing TWISTED PERSPECTIVE
Caves of Lascaux (France)
W T F ? ? ?
The Chauvet CaveDiscovered in 1994 – named after the exploration leader, Jean-Marie Chauvet
Using c-14 dating, found that these were 15,000 years OLDER than Altamira!!
Lions and bears depicted, but never part of the Paleolithic diet
Animals are depicted NATURALISTICALLY
Mr. Curless’s “SPECIAL CAVES”….
The Oldest?
The First One Found?
The Most Extensive?
Chauvet Cave (France)
Altamira (Spain)
Lascaux (France)
Two Bison reliefs made of clay (each about 2’ long)Le Tuc d’Audoubert, France, ca. 15000-10000 BCE
Jomon Cooking Vessel(made in Japan)
10,000-8,000 BCE
MESOLITHIC PERIOD
STONEHENGE(ca. 2550-1660 BCE)
Built in Salisbury Plain, England
Created in 3 phases over a 1,000 years
Keyed up with astronomical events, such as the Summer Solstice… when the Sun rises directly over the Heel Stone as seen from the Altar Stone
Menhirs, Megaliths… BIG STONES!