Prehistoric Art
A method of construction with two strong vertical elements supporting a strong horizontal beam with large spaces in between them.
What is Post and Lintel?
A term that refers to a period in human history that precedes the invention of writing systems.
What is Prehistoric?
It is widely believed early man created the cave paintings for this reason.
What is Hunting-magic?
This prehistoric sculpture is over 40,000 years old and is the first recorded representation of a being that does not exist in the physical world.
What is the Lion Man?
Traces of this pigment had led archaeologists to believe that the Venus of Willendorf was painted.
What is red ochre?
Early man used these materials to create the cave paintings.
What is Charcoal and Ochre?
Early man lived by these two very important lifestyles.
What are hunter-gathers and nomadic?
The holes dug inside Stonehenge are named after this archaeologist.
Who is John Aubrey?
The Lion Man was handled in such a way that the wear on its surface was due to this.
What is passed around from person to person and rubbed?
Stonehenge stands at this location.
Where is Salisbury, England?
This cave in France houses the oldest cave paintings dating back to 40,000 BC.
What is Chauvet Cave?
Any object made by human art and workmanship. An artificial product.
What is an artifact?
These are the two main types of Paleolithic art that has survived.
What are portable and permanent?
The Lion Man is made of this material.
What is Mammoth Ivory?
These were the predominant subject of the cave paintings.
What are animals?
This type of monument consists of a circular area enclosed by a bank and ditch and often containing additional features.
What is a henge?
A work created by the application of skill by the arts of imitation. It’s the skillful production of the beautiful in visible forms
What is art?
The Venus of Willendorf is made of this material and measures at this height.
What is limestone and 4.5 inches?
The Lion Man stands at this height.
What is 12 inches?
The Venus of Willendorf was discovered at this location.
Where is Willendorf, Austria?
This small, portable sculpture was named after a the Roman goddess of love.
What is Venus of Willendorf?
What we see of Stonehenge today is the result of how many phases of construction?
What are three phases?
Stonehenge is constructed with these types of stones.
What are sarsen stones and bluestones?
It is believed that the Venus of Willendorf is a symbol of this.
What is fertility?
The earliest surviving written references of the Stonehenge date back to this period.
What is the Medieval Period?