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What is prehistory?
Prehistoric means before written/recorded history.
Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) 30,000-8,000 B.C.E.
Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age) 8,000-6/4,000 B.C.E.
Neolithic (new Stone Age) 8,000-3,000 B.C.E.
2 main types of archaeological dating...
Stratigraphic and Carbon-14 dating.
Stratigraphic
Recording the precise placement of artifacts in layers of ancient sediment.
Carbon-14 Dating
Developed in 1946, and can date objects from 500 to 50,000 years old using data from the radioactive half-life of Carbon 14.
Pictogram
a pictorial symbol for a word or phrase
In-The-Round
a 3D piece of art you can view from all sides, and you can walk around
Subtractive Sculpture
removing material to create a finished sculptural work
Apollo 11 Stones
paleolithic, Nambia, charcoal on stone
Venus of Willendorf
paleolithic, limestone, Czech Republic
Great Hall of the Bulls
paleolithic, France, rock painting
Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
Paleolithic to Mesolithic, Mexico, bone
Running Horned Woman
pigment on rock, Algeria, mesolithic
Mother Goddess
clay, from Catal Huyuk (a Neolithic city in Turkey) and is therefore neolithic
Beaker with Ibex Motifs
Iran, neolithic, painted terracotta
Anthropomorphic Stele
Arabian peninsula, mesolithic, sandstone
Jade Cong
China, carved jade, neolithic
Stonehenge
United Kingdom, neolithic, sandstone
Parts of Stonehenge
Ambum Stone
Papua New Guinea, neolithic, greywacke (type of sandstone)
Tlatico Female Figures
central Mexico, neolithic, ceramic
Terracotta Fragment
made by the Lapita (ancient Pacific Islander culture), Solomon/Reef Islands, neolithic, incised terracotta
Relief
a wall-mounted sculpture in which the 3D elements are raised from a flat base
Shamanism
a religion practiced by indigenous peoples that is characterized by belief in an unseen world of gods, demons, and ancestral spirits responsive only to the shamans
Anthropomorphic
the attribution of human traits, emotions, or intentions to non-human entities
Stele
standing stone slab used in the ancient world primarily as a grave marker but also for dedication, commemoration, and demarcation
Composite View
a pose that combines 2 or more viewpoints in a single representation
Hierarchical Scale
technique used in art in which the artist uses unnatural proportion or scale to depict the relative importance of the figures in the artwork
Additive Sculpture
adding material to create a sculptural work
Frieze
a broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration
Megalith
A large stone used to construct a structure or monument, such as a tomb or a stone circle
Post and Lintel
a building system where strong horizontal elements are held up by strong vertical elements with large spaces between them
