PREHISTORIC ART

uses natural materials

primitive art

cave paintings

one of the oldest forms of art

petroglyphs

carvings

pictograph

paintings

before any recorded events and stories

prehistoric

paleolithic period

2.6million/ 10,000 years ago

prehistoric art

made to communicate to others what information is needed to survive

venus

represents fertility

paleolithic tools

made of stone, bone, and antlers

neolithic period

began around 10,000 BC to 2000 BC

Neolithic Revolution

the development of permanent settlements

Megalith

big rock structure go boomboom

Post-and-lintel construction

support cross beams to create a building

pottery

Used for storage, cooking, and as burial items.

Neolithic Settlement

Some of the first urban settlements

Figurines and objects

suggests a rich religious life

Sculpture

Portable because they are very small