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Stone Age Prehistoric Art: Animals and Cultural Significance

Explore the fascinating world of Stone Age prehistoric art in Europe and discover why Paleolithic people painted animals. From guides to hunting and religious ceremonies to the use of artistic qualities, this art form provides a glimpse into the past. With locations such as Spain, France, and Stonehenge, learn about the materials used and the cultural significance behind these ancient artworks. Join us on this captivating journey through time.

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Stone Age Prehistoric Art: Animals and Cultural Significance

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  1. Stone Age Prehistoric Art in Europe

  2. Prehistoric Animals people would have encountered

  3. Why did the Paleolithic People paint? • Animals that were around • Guides to hunting • Religious ceremonies • Good luck for hunting • Nobody knows

  4. Spain Artistic Qualities Used lines, contour lines, and shapes to create the animals. Would use basic color schemes with available materials

  5. Spain Medium and Materials Paint made from dirt or charcoal mixed with spit or animal fat Used earth pigments, (minerals limonite and hematite, red ochre, yellow ochre and umber), charcoal from the fire (carbon black), burnt bones (bone black) and white from grounded calcite (lime white)

  6. France

  7. Map of Lascaux Caves

  8. Lascaux Cave Info The walls of the cavern are decorated with some 600 painted and drawn animals and symbols and nearly 1,500 engravings. There are no images of reindeer, even though that was the principal source of food for the artists.

  9. The Great Hall The most famous section of the cave is The Great Hall of the Bulls where bulls, equines, and stags are depicted The four black bulls, are the dominant figures 36 animals represented here One of the bulls is 17 feet long, the largest animal discovered so far in cave art The bulls appear to be in motion

  10. The Great Hall

  11. Shaft of the Dead Man the only figure of a human being on the walls of Lascaux

  12. Bison with turned head (France), c. 12,000 BCE Materials reindeer horn

  13. Venus of Willendorf (Austria), c. 28,000- 23,000 BCE, limestone cult of the fertility goddess/ lack of naturalistic rendering

  14. Stonehenge (Salisbury Plain), Wiltshire, England), c. 2000 BCE Made with sandstone or bluestone

  15. Stonehenge

  16. Stonehenge

  17. Why Stonehenge?? One enduring hypothesis The monument’s entrance faces the rising sun on the day of the summer solstice. Ancient astronomers may have used it as a solar calendar to track the movement of the sun and moon and mark the changing seasons.

  18. Or... human bones found at the site, dating across 1,000 years and showing signs of cremation before burial. The presence of these remains suggests that Stonehenge could have served as an ancient burial ground as well as a ceremonial complex and temple of the dead.

  19. Or... Alien landing site Team building location Daycare Restaurant… Nobody really knows. All the instructions are gone

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