Prehistoric Art

Paleolithic Cave Paintings

• 32,000 to 11,000 years ago

• Mostly in southern Europe

Rock Art • 14,000+ years ago to modern times

• Americas • Africa• Australia

Subject Matter

• Figurative—depiction animals or humans• Anthropomorphic—human-like• Zoomorphic—animals and birds• Nonfigurative—taking on forms of signs or

symbols• Spirals, circles, dots, lines, geometric, abstract

forms

Media • Carved bone and

antler• portable art