Prehistoric Art Adapted from presentation by William V

Prehistoric Art Adapted from presentation by William V. Ganis, Ph. D

Dating Conventions and Abbreviations B. C. =before Christ B. C. E. =before the Common Era A. D. =Anno Domini (the year of our Lord) C. E. =Common Era c. or ca. = circa C. =century

Pebble resembling a human face from Makaspansgat South Africa ca. 3, 000 B. C. E. reddish brown jasperite approximately 2 3/8 in. wide

Apollo 11 Cave Namibia ca. 23, 000 B. C. E. charcoal on stone 5 in x 4 3/4 in.

Human with Feline Head from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany ca. 30, 000 -28, 000 B. C. E. mammoth ivory 11 5/8 in. high

Venus of Willendorf from Willendorf, Austria ca. 28, 000 -25, 000 B. C. E. limestone 4 1/4 in. high

Various European “Venus” figures

Woman of Laussel from a cave in Laussel, Dordogne, France ca. 25, 000 -20, 000 B. C. E. painted limestone approximately 18 in. high

Bison reliefs from a cave at Le Tuc d’Audoubert, Ariége, France ca. 15, 000 -10, 000 B. C. E. clay each approximately 2 feet long

Pech-Merle Cave paintings Lot, France ca. 22, 000 B. C. E. pigment on stone

Altamira Cave paintings Santander, Spain ca. 12, 000 -11, 000 B. C. E. pigment on stone

Lascaux Cave paintings Lascaux, Dordogne, France ca. 15, 000 -13, 000 B. C. E. pigment on stone

Neolithic people Lived in villages

Great Stone Tower of Settlement Wall Jericho, Israel/Gaza ca. 8, 000 -7, 000 B. C. E.

Human Skulls with Restored Features from Jericho, Israel/Gaza ca. 7, 000 -6, 000 B. C. E. skulls, plaster, shells

Human figure From Ain Ghazal, Jordan ca. 6, 750 -6, 250 B. C. E. plaster, painted and inlaid with cowrie shell and bitumen

Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6, 000 -5, 900 B. C. E.

Deer Hunt detail of a wall painting from Level III Çatal Höyük, Turkey ca. 5, 750 B. C. E.

Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6, 000 -5, 900 B. C. E.

Landscape with Volcanic Eruption Çatal Höyük, Turkey ca. 6150 watercolor copy of a wall painting

Figures of Man and Woman From Cernavoda, Romania ca. 4, 000 -3, 500 B. C. E. ceramic 4 1/2 in. high

Modern Sculpture? • 20 th Century artist Henry Moore • Unknown Romanian artist, 4000 BCE

Stonehenge Salisury Plain, Wiltshire, England ca. 2, 550 -1, 600 B. C. E. sarsen and bluestone