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Global Prehistory
30,000 B.C.E. - 500 B.C.E.
          
Resources:
Art Pieces Organizers:
1. Apollo 11 Stone 2. Great Hall of Bulls 3. Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine 4. Running Horned Woman 5. Beaker with Ibex Motifs 6. Anthropomorphic Stele 7. Jade Cong 8. Stonehenge 9. Ambum stone 10. Tlatilco female figurine 11. Terra Cotta Fragments 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.
