Cave Paintings

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Cave Paintings
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Cave Paintings

• The first and largest set of cave paintings was
  discovered in Lasceaux, France.
• The paintings are estimated to be from
  10,000-15,000 B.C.

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Lasceuax Caves

• These caves were discovered in France by four
  teenage boys.
• The images depicted are mostly of animals, and it
  is thought that they used these pictures to gain
  some kind of control over the hunt.

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Lasceaux contd

• Images such as bulls, stags, and horses can be
  clearly seen.
• Many of the pictures also have hacthet marks in
  them, which leads some to believe that the
  artists were trying to communicate and/or
  influence the outcome of the hunt through their
  paintings.

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How did they paint?

• It is believed that the cave painting artists
  made paints from the melted fat of the animals
  they killed.
• They then added colors to the melted fat by use
  of natural ingredients, such a berries, leaves,
  etc.

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Even though theyre old

• The cave paintings are one of the oldest known
  works of art in the world, and are clearly one of
  the first works of art.
• But theyre still pretty good.