History of Visual communication unit one

leang karampuangceling panel

warty pig and hunters, south Sulawesi, Indonesia c. 49000 BCE

oldest evidence of story telling. three humans and a pig

Native American, Algonquin Indian village of pomeiock, Gibbs creek, north Carolina, 1585, sketch from observation made by english expidition under john white

the first evidence of drawing found on rocks in the blombos caves in southern africa, dates back to between 75,000 and 100,000 consists of geometric patterns

Ochre

one of the oldest art mediums

ochre processing kits have been found from 100,000 BCE

man changing into thunder bird ,1977, example of therianthrope

the “ lion man” of hohlenstein stadel, carved out of wooly mammoth ivory, example of therianthrope, founded by a Nazi funded dig in 1939, not assembled till 1970 new pieces date in at 40,000 BCE

Venus from Hohle Fels, made of mammoth ivory, dated 40,000 BCE, prosible evidence of body mods or scarification

Miniature horse and mammoth carving, from nearby cave vogelherd, carved out of ivory, dated 30,000 BCE, lotes of detail

the Ainu( the indigenous people of japan) lomanate ceremony ( bear sending or sacrifice ceremony, circa 1870. shows how bears often have cultural significance through many cultures

Venus (woman) of wilendorf, made of limestone, 28,000 BCE, widely debated what the head covering is, hat, hair, etc. one of many different Venus sculpture across Europe

The lespugue Venus, bare female figure, dated around 26,000 years ago, discovered in 1922, tusk ivory, thought to be reversable, an example of a “Venus statue”

Five examples of Venus figurines, could be fertility goddesses, could be self portraits, could be a symbol of sexuality.

catal huyuk “ mother goddess” figurine discovered in 2016 from 6300 BCE

clay figurine of the “sleeping lady” from the hypogeum in hal saflieni in malta. from around 4000 BCE

le monstier neanderthals, 1920 shows an out dated primitive sexist view of Neanderthals

neanderthals’ and modern humans (artist impression) interbreed transferring virus fighting genes. also shows jewelry making customs and