Paleolithic General
What was the lifestyle of people at the Paleolithic time?
Nomadic hunter and gathers
Why is the time period considered elastic?
It is considered elastic because the ice age ended in different areas at different times
What are the two types of art? Give an example of each
Parietal: Cave art of Lascaux, Pech Merle, Altamira, Cueva de las Manos, Chavet
Portable: Lionman and Venus of Willendorf
What was the term for the lifestyle of people at this time? What did it mean?
The people were semi-sedentary, which means they were hunters and gatherers who lived in semi-permanent settlements--they lived near resources
What was the subject matter of cave art?
Animals crucial for survival
What was the climate of the Mesolithic time?
Ending of the ice age
What were cave paintings created with?
Charcoal and earthen pigments
Microlith technology was important during the Mesolithic time--what was it?
Small sharp tools and weapons made from stone
What were the figures made out of?
limestone (Venus)
mammoth ivory (Lionman)
How did rock art change during this time? Why?
It moved outside because the climate was more mild