Paleolithic and Neolithic Cave and Rock Art

PALEOLITHIC AND

NEOLITHICCAVE AND ROCK ART

Paleolithic Cave Art35,000 BC – 14,000 BC

Southern Europe

• Chauvet , France• Lascaux, France• Les Tres Friers,

France• Altamira, Spain

Ice Age Southern Europe

Ice Age: 100,000 BC – 10,000 BC

Muskox: Chauvet Cave

Chauvet Cave, France32,000 B.C.

Horses: Chauvet cave

Cave Bear and Leopard Chauvet Cave

Cave Lions: Chauvet Cave

Wooly Rhino, Bison, MammothChauvet Cave

Running Bison and Fighting RhinosChauvet Cave

Aurochs: Ancestor of all Cattle

Mammoth

Altamira, Spain14,000 BC

Altamira: High Point of Cave ArtHighly Detailed Dramatic Action

“In 20,000 years, we have learned nothing!”Pablo Picasso

Shaman: Les Trois Friers

Neolithic Rock Art8,000 BC- 2,000 BC

Hippos: Tassili d’ AjjerSaharan Desert

Saharan Desert Rock Art

Saharan Desert 2010 AD

The Saharan 8,000 BC

Elephant: Libya

Giraffes and ElephantsTassili d’ Ajjer

Herding Domestic CattleTassili d’ Ajjer

African villagersTassili d’ Ajjer

Tassili d’ Ajjer: Villagers, Jellyfish, Domestic Goat, Man riding Camel

Cave of Swimmers, Egypt

Tassili d’ Ajjer: Herding Domestic Camels

Southern African Rock Art25,000 BC - Present

The White Lady (2,000 BC) The Dancers

South Africa: Herd of Cattle

South Africa: Domestic Cattle

Aborigine Rock Art, Australia30,000 BC - Present

Stencils People

Aborigine: Kangaroos

Early style: pre 4,000 BC

X-Ray style 4,000 BC- Present

Long Necked Turtles

Aborigine: Modern Ships

Rainbow Snake Legend