Studied by 2 peopleApollo 11 Stones. Namibia. c. 25,500-25,300 BCE. Charcoal on Stone
profile view
composite animal
named after the Apollo 11 moon landing
Great Hall of the Bulls. Lascaux, France. 15,000-13,000 BCE. Rock Painting
650 paintings: cows, bulls, horses, deer
seen in profile, frontal/diagonal view, twisted perspective
charcoal, iron ore, and plants as materials
paint colors were bound with animal fat
animals were deep within the cave
scaffolding for the higher areas
Shamanism?
Camelid Sacrum in the Shape of a Canine. Tequixquiac, Central Mexico. c. 14,000-7,000 BCE. Bone.
bone from camel-like animal
sacrum is a “second skull” —> symbolic of the skull in some cultures
Running Horned Women. Tassili n’Algeria. 6,000-4,000 BCE. Pigment on Rock.
composite view of body
adornments —> ritual ceremony
livestock, wildlife, hunters and gatherers
Bushel with the Ibex motifs. Susa, Iran. 4,200-3,500 BCE. Painted terra cotta.
stylized animals
potter’s wheel
clan symbol of family ownership
found near a burial site (without human remains)
baskets, bowls, metallic items found alongside this one
Anthropomorphic Stele. Arabian Peninsula. 4th millennium BCE. Sandstone
Jade Cong. Liangzhu, China. 3300-2200 BCE. Carved Jade.
abstract designs: patterns, maybe spirits or deities
mask design on four corners, similar motif on jewelry
design produced by rubbing sand
maybe heated to soften stone or ritually burned
found in tombs
jade: durability, subtlety, beauty
Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. c.2500-1600 BCE. Sandstone
Ambum Stone. Ambum Valleye, Enga Province, New Guinea. c.1500 BCE. Greywacke.
Tlatilco female figurine. Central mexico, site of Tlatilco. 1200-900 BCE. Ceramic.
congenital defects
found in graves
Terra Cotta Fragement. Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 BCE. Terra Cotta.
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