1.Chapter 1 Art Before History2. Prehistoric Europe and the Near East 3. Definitions Paleolithic:“Old Stone Age” – from the Greek–paleo = old;lithos= stone Neolithic:“NEW…

1.Gardner’s Art Through the Ages,Enhanced 13 th EditionChapter 1Art Before History 12. Prehistoric Europe and the Near East 2 3. Goals• Understand the origins of art…

Art of Prehistory c. 50,000 BCE – 2,000 BCE “Prehistory” • before writing systems. • The only historical records available are in objects and images= ART “Prehistory”…

Slide 1 The Birth of Art What Genesis is to the biblical account of the beginning of the human race, early cave art is to the history of human intelligence, imagination,…

Slide 1 1 Chapter 1 ART BEFORE HISTORY Slide 2 2 Prehistoric Europe and the Near East Slide 3 3 Waterworn pebble resembling a human face, from Makapansgat, South Africa,…

Slide 1 Upper Paleolithic Art Slide 2 Mobile –Small, can be moved from place to place or traded Parietal –Paintings on cave walls –Large carvings Slide 3 Mobile Art…

Lecture 2 Early Humans and the Prehistoric Record: Human-Plant Interaction Dating the Past Hominid fossils and tools date to 1.8 million years ago. There is some evidence…

Unit 1 Global Pre-Historic Art First came âHumankindâ Cro-Magnon Then came âman/womanâ. Where did art begin? The Paleolithic era (old stone age) (40,000-10,000 BC) Africa…

Art Culture Technology Mobile Small, can be moved from place to place or traded Parietal Paintings on cave walls Large carvings The European bison or wisent is one of the…

Slide 1 Post and Lintel- A System of architectural support which uses a vertical post and horizontal element. Venus of Willendorf, 25000-20000 BC, Stone, 4 '' H,…