Color
What colors were used in cave art?
red, black, and yellow
Who made the cave art?
people who lived in caves
Where is Stonehenge?
England
What was used for black?
charcoal
What does prehistoric mean?
historic = history
before written history
How big is Stonehenge?
97 feet in diameter
What was used for yellow?
limonite
What can we assume the people who made the cave painting did?
they were hunters
What are the biggest stones called?
sarsens
What was used for red?
hematite
Where are some of the best examples of cave art?
Lascaux, France and Altamira, Spain
What are the smaller stones called?
bluestones
What did they mix together to make paints?
minerals with animal fat or fruit juice
Why is is difficult to determine the age of the ancient rock?
the paint has deteriorated
there are no written records
dating techniques are inaccurate
What is a theory for why Stonehenge was built?
(answers will vary)