Artworks of Prehistory
This artwork, found in Namibia, is the oldest known representational art in Africa.
What is the Apollo 11 Stones?
Cave paintings such as those at Lascaux may have served this function related to hunting or ritual.
What is ensuring a successful hunt / spiritual ritual?
The Apollo 11 Stones were made with this material applied to stone.
What is charcoal / pigment?
The Running Horned Woman was found in this African country.
What is Algeria?
Portable art that can be carried from place to place is known by this term.
What is mobiliary art?
This cave system in France shows bulls, horses, and deer painted with natural pigments.
What is the Great Hall of the Bulls?
The Anthropomorphic Stele was likely used for this cultural function.
What is a grave marker or religious monument?
Jade was especially difficult to carve because of this characteristic.
What is its hardness / durability?
The Beaker with Ibex Motifs was found in this region, home to early farming communities.
What is Susa, Iran (Near East)?
This type of construction involves two vertical posts and a horizontal beam.
What is post-and-lintel?
This African rock painting depicts a female figure with body paint and horns.
What is the Running Horned Woman?
The Jade Cong is thought to have symbolized this important concept in Neolithic Chinese culture.
What is heaven and earth / spiritual power?
Stonehenge was constructed using this construction technique.
What is mortise-and-tenon?
The Ambum Stone was discovered in this Pacific region.
What is Papua New Guinea?
The Great Hall of the Bulls features figures drawn with heads in profile and horns from the front, a technique called this.
What is composite view (twisted perspective)?
This ceramic vessel from Iran features mountain goats and geometric designs.
What is the Beaker with Ibex Motifs?
The Ambum Stone is believed to have been used for this purpose.
What is ritual mortar and pestle practices?
It is theorized that the The Beaker with Ibex Motifs was created using this advanced tool
What is a throwing wheel?
The Tlatico Female Figurines provide evidence of early societies in this region.
What is Mesoamerica (Mexico)?
Large stone structures such as Stonehenge are described using this term.
What is a megalith?
This megalithic monument in England was constructed using post-and-lintel construction.
What is Stonehenge?
The Tlatico Female Figurines likely reflected these cultural concerns.
What are fertility, duality, or life and death?
Prehistoric cave artists often painted with these tools in addition to brushes.
What are blowing tubes and hands
Stonehenge’s alignment with the solstices suggests it was used for this purpose.
What is astronomical observation / ritual calendar?
Prehistoric art is defined as art created before this development.
What is written language / recorded history?