Types of Rock art
How many types of Rock art is there? What are they?
There are 4. Pictographs, Petroglyphs, Hand stencils, and finger fluting
What year were the pieces of ochre discovered/ reported?
they were reported in 2002.
Cave paintings
Prehistoric illustrations and engravings found on cave walls, ceilings and rock shelters.
What's The oldest record of cave / rock art?
A rock found is South Africa with cross-hatching marks.
Is cave painting a type of rock art? If so what type are most cave paintings?
Yes, cave painting is a type of rock art and majority of cave paintings fall under the pictograph category.
Between what years was the upper paleolithic golden age?
40,000-14,000 BCE
Definition of Pictographs
Illustrations painted onto rock surfaces using brushes, stencils, and pigment made of minerals and plant materials.
what famous cave is the cave painting "Red Cow and First Chinese Horse"?
The famous cave lascaux
What Form of rock art is made by putting your hand on the rock and spraying paint on top?
Hand stencils
How many years does the oldest cave painting date back?
67,800 years ago
Definition of Petroglyphs
Illustrations carved, chipped, or ground into rock surfaces using prehistoric tools.
What cave system are both the current and original oldest cave painting from?
Idonesia's Maros-pangkep-karst in South Sulawesi.
This technique of rock art is unique compared to the three other types mainly because it is etched into soft surfaces, such as clay, moonmilk, and muddy cave walls or ceilings. What type is this?
Finger Fluting
how many years did the original oldest cave painting date back to? how many years younger is it than the current oldest cave painting?
51,200 years and it is 16,600 years younger
Definition of Hand stencils and specifically is it done?
Hand stencils are paintings of hand outlines, made by putting your hand flat against the rock, filling you mouth with pigment or using hollow bone or reed and blowing through it to spray paint on.
Is cave painting still done today?
Yes it is used in Indigenous groups spiritual and ritual practices.