Prehistory

Art History

Prehistoric

Before written records

Paleolithic

Old Stone age, associated with nomadic hunter-gatherers and mobile communities.

Neolithic

New Stone Age- People started using agriculture and animal domestication, settling down into more permanent communities.

Ocher

Natural pigment used to make reds and yellows in prehistoric art.

Hand Stencil

Technique used to make a hand outline with pigment

Lion-Human

A figure of a human-animal hybrid carved out of mammoth ivory

Woman of Willendorf

Limestone figurine with an exaggerated female form.

Megalithic structures

Large stone monuments that would require planning and cooperation.

Symbolic Thinking

The ability to use an image, object, or action to represent an idea beyond its physical appearance.