Cave Art
What is the continent where most cave art is found?
Europe
What is overlapping?
It is a characteristic of cave art and it is where animals are drawn over the top of another animal on the cave wall.
What material was used to make pigment stick to the cave wall?
Animal fat
What is the country that we studied cave art?
France
Where were the cave paintings located inside the cave?
Cave paintings were located far from the entrance
What tool was used to make hand prints?
Bird bones or hollow reeds
What were the reasons for the cave art being far back from the entrance?
To protect the art from weather
To protect the stories from other people
What is the name of the cave we studied?
Lascaux
What was the possible reason for hand prints?
It could have been the artist's signature.
What part of the animal was used to make brushes?
Horse tails or other kinds of bristly animal hair like a stand-up mane.
What were the three reasons the early people created cave art?
To honor the animals
The make hunting plans
To tell stories
How was Lascaux cave found?
It was found by accident when three boys decided to explore a hole their dog dug into.
What is twisted perspective?
Seeing two views of something at once. Example: seeing a bull facing sideways, but the horns look like they are facing the viewer.
What was one of the pigments used to paint the caves?
1. Yellow ochre
2. Red ochre
3. Charcoal
4. Chalk deposits
What were the three reasons for tally marks?
1. To tell how many animals there were to hunt.
2. To count how many hunters might be needed.
3. To tell how many animals were killed.
What did the cave people build to reach the upper areas of the cave and what did they use to build it?
Scaffolds made of tree saplings.