Prehistoric Art It is all the art produced in
preliterate, prehistorical cultures beginning somewhere in very late geological history
Prehistoric ArtExtreme primitive Cave paintings and sculptures
of humans and animals
Prehistoric ArtCro-Magnon (40,000 B.C.E)World’s first artistsLived in caves
El Castillo Cave (Spain)
Prehistoric ArtMesolithic CultureA transitional era between
the Paleolithic and Neolithic period
Shigir Idol (Russia)7500 B.C.
Types of Prehistoric ArtPetroglyphsPictographsPrehistoric SculptureMegalithic structures
Types of Prehistoric ArtPetroglyphs Images created by removing
part of a rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, as a form of rock art.
Angono Petroglyphs (Philippines)1000 B.C.
Types of Prehistoric ArtPetroglyphs It describes an image, sign or
symbol which is created in order to express some idea or information.
Types of Prehistoric ArtPrehistoric SculptureSome prehistoric sculptures is
in human or animal form
Types of Prehistoric ArtVenus of
Willendorf Lion Man