Prehistoric, Paleolithic era

the paleolithic era is when we get what?

cave art and modern human ancestors

what type of people did it have?

they were hunters and gathers and were nomadic/did not have a set village

where were the earliest cave paintings discovered?

in Altimira, spain

where are the oldest cave paintings

Lascaux, france

• title: hall of the bulls

• period: paleolithic, prehistoric

• materials: dirt, animal fat, charcoal, plants, minerals

• function: teaching aid for hunting, a record of events, ritualistic, a visual document

• traits: naturalistic, figures are overlapping, has dark outlines, and earth tones or colors

• located in lascaux france

• title: wounded bison

• period: paleolithic, prehistoric

• traits: naturalistic, overlaying designs

• function: teaching aid, ?

• materials: dirt, animal fat, charcoal, plants, minerals

• located in altimira spain

what does prehistoric mean?

before written work

what do paleolithic and neolithic mean?

old stone age and new stone age

what are the names of her dogs?

poppet and tiggy

what is the oldest art?

ornamentation

how old is the worlds oldest known cave painting?

at least 45,000 years old

• title: Chinese horse

• period: paleolithic, prehistoric

• traits: has small head and bulky body, elegant and flowing lines, dark outline, naturalistic?

• function: ?

• materials: dirt, animal fat, charcoal, plants, minerals

• reason for name was because was its resemblance to the style of ancient chinese art

• it was located in lascaux cave

what could cave paintings have been used for?

• a record of events

• record of animals and the hunt

• territorial marking

• religious/spiritual

• didactic/teaching aid