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Sculpture. The earliest known sculpture of a human. 40-35,000 B.C. Found in Hohle Fels cave near Schelklingen in south-west Germany. Why do you think people so long ago would have made a sculpture like this?
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The earliest known sculpture of a human • 40-35,000 B.C. Found in HohleFels cave near Schelklingen in south-west Germany
Why do you think people so long ago would have made a sculpture like this? • What do you think were the most important things in someone’s life who lived so long ago?
Lion man of the HohlensteinStadel • This figure was found in 1936. It is from 32,000 B.C. What do you think it represents? • Why do you think this?
Your task • In groups of 4, discuss what your average day would be like if you were living in a cave 40,000 years BC. – come up with a timetable for your day! • Write a list of the 5 most important things in your life.
In your sketchbooks: • You have to draw your own animal god • Your animal god can be any animal that you think would be important in your life as a caveman, but it must also be half human! • Design a front view and a side view in your sketchbooks, and next to your plan explain what you have drawn.
In the ceramics room: • You must make your animal god. Out of clay. Your figure must stand on its legs and should be about 20-35 cms tall. • You can decorate your figure with symbolic representations of what is important in the life of a caveman.