Prehistoric Art

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Prehistoric Art
William V. Ganis, PhD
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Dating Conventions and Abbreviations B.C.before
ChristB.C.E.before the Common Era A.D.Anno
Domini (the year of our Lord)C.E.Common Era c.
or ca. circa C.century
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Pebble resembling a human face from Makaspansgat
South Africa ca. 3,000,000 B.C.E. reddish brown
jasperite approximately 2 3/8 in. wide
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Apollo 11 Cave Namibia ca. 23,000 B.C.E. charcoal
on stone 5 in x 4 3/4 in.
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Human with Feline Head from Hohlenstein-Stadel,
Germany ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 11
5/8 in. high
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Human with Feline Head from Hohlenstein-Stadel,
Germany ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 11
5/8 in. high
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Venus of Willendorffrom Willendorf, Austria ca.
28,000-25,000 B.C.E. limestone 4 1/4 in. high
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Woman of Lespugue from cave of Les Rideaux,
France ca. 20,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 5 3/4 in.
high
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Various European Venus figures
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Woman of Laussel from a cave in Laussel,
Dordogne, France ca. 25,000-20,000 B.C.E. painted
limestone approximately 18 in. high
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Bison reliefs from a cave at Le Tuc dAudoubert,
Ariége, France ca. 15,000-10,000 B.C.E. clay each
approximately 2 feet long
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Chauvet Cave paintings Vallon-Pont-dArc,
Ardèche, France ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. pigment
on stone
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Pech-Merle Cave paintings Lot, France ca. 22,000
B.C.E. pigment on stone
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Altamira Cave paintings Santander, Spain ca.
12,000-11,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone
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Lascaux Cave paintings Lascaux, Dordogne,
France ca. 15,000-13,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone
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Mammoth bone dwelling from Ukraine ca.
16,000-10,000 B.C.E.
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Great Stone Tower of Settlement Wall Jericho,
Israel/Gaza ca. 8,000-7,000 B.C.E.
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Human Skulls with Restored Features from Jericho,
Israel/Gaza ca. 7,000-6,000 B.C.E.skulls,
plaster, shells
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Human figure From Ain Ghazal, Jordan ca.
6,750-6,250 B.C.E.plaster, painted and inlaid
with cowrie shell and bitumen
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Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6,000-5,900 B.C.E.
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Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6,000-5,900 B.C.E.
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Deer Hunt detail of a wall painting from Level
III Çatal Höyük, Turkey ca. 5,750 B.C.E.
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Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6,000-5,900 B.C.E.
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Landscape with Volcanic Eruption Çatal Höyük,
Turkeyca. 6150watercolor copy of a wall painting
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Figures of Man and Woman From Cernavoda,
Romania ca. 4,000-3,500 B.C.E.ceramic4 1/2 in.
high
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Menhir alignments at Ménec, Carnac, France ca.
4,250-3,750 B.C.E.
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various Menhirs Ireland, Scotland, England, France
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Dolmens Ireland, Scotland, England, France
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Main Chamber of Passage Grave Newgrange,
Ireland ca. 3,200 2,500 B.C.E
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Hagar Qim Malta ca. 3,200-2,500 B.C.E.
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Stonehenge Salisury Plain, Wiltshire, England ca.
2,550-1,600 B.C.E.sarsen and bluestone
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Stonehenge Salisury Plain, Wiltshire, England ca.
2,550-1,600 B.C.E.sarsen and bluestone
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