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Global Prehistory
30,000 B.C.E. - 500 B.C.E.
          
Resources:
Other Information Including Form, Function, Content and Context |
2. Great Hall of Bulls
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/chauvet_cave_UNESCO_world_heritage_site.php
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub361/item1465.html
http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/chauvet_cave_UNESCO_world_heritage_site.php
http://factsanddetails.com/world/cat56/sub361/item1465.html
Key Words:
Composite View: Composite view is a convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown in profile and another part of the same figure is shown frontally; twisted perspective.
Cromlech: A cromlech is a circle of monoliths. Also known as a henge.
Ground line: In paintings and reliefs, a painted or carved baseline on which figures
appear to stand is known as the ground line.
Incise: Incising is the cutting into a surface with a sharp instrument; also, a method of decoration, especially on metal and pottery.
Megalith: (Greek, “great stone.”) A megalith is a large, roughly hewn stone used in the construction of monumental prehistoric structures.
Mesolithic: The Mesolithic Period is the “middle” Stone Age, between the Paleolithic and the Neolithic ages.
Monolith: A monolith is a column shaft that is all in one piece (not composed of drums); a large, single block or piece of stone used in megalithic structures.
Narrative: A narrative is art that represents elements of a story.
Naturalism: Naturalism is a style in which an artist intends to represent a subject as it appears in the natural world as opposed to being represented in a stylized or intellectually manipulated manner.
Neolithic: The Neolithic Period is the “new” Stone Age.
Paleolithic: The
Paleolithic Period is the “old” Stone Age, during which humankind produced the
first sculptures and paintings.
Post and lintel: In architecture, a post-and-lintel refers to the use of horizontal beams or lintels, which are borne up by columns or posts.
