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Venus of Willendorf
Austria
Paleolithic
c. 28,000-25,000 BC
Medium-Limestone/red ochre
Size-Fits in Palm
This piece was thought to serve as a fertility image because of the exaggerated female anatomy. |
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Woman holding a bison horn
France
Paleolithic
c. 25,000-20,000BC
Medium- Limestone/red pigment
Size- 18 inches |
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Two Bison
France
Paleolithic
c.15,000-10,000BC
Medium-Clay modeled onto rock
Size- 2 feet in length each |
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Spotted Horses and Negative Hand Imprints
France
Paleolithic
c.22,000BC
Medium-charcoal
Size-Life-sized painting of horses
Some people believe the horse was created because the shape of the stone already resembled a horse. The handprints might have been signatures. |
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Hall of the bulls
Lascaux, France
Paleolithic
c.15,000-13,000BC
Medium- Mineral Pigments painted
Size-Varying animal sizes
The style and technique of the different animals suggests they were painted at different times. They also represent a "twisted perspective" because you see the heads in profile, but the horns from the front. |
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Rhino, Wounded man, and bison
France, Lascaux
Paleolithic
Medium-Charcoal
Size- About 4 inches across for the bison
Suggest the first narrative story in art. This image is hard to reach in the cave because it is deep within a shaft. |
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Great Stone Tower
Jericho
Neolithic
c.8,000-7,000BC
Size- Circular stone towers 28 ft tall Walls 5 ft
Medium- Stone
Considered first known permanent stone fortification |
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Landscape with Volcanic Eruption
Catal Hoyuk, Turkey
Neolithic
c.6150BC
Might be a recording of an actual eruption. Too many questions, not enough answers. |
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Stonehenge
Salisbury, England
Neolithic
c.2250-1600BC
Medium-Monoliths made of Sarsen
Size- 97 feet in diamaeter
Accurate solar calendar. Tied to the summer solstice June 22nd. |
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