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In the history of art, prehistoric art is all art produced in preliterate cultures (prehistory), beginning somewhere in very late geological history.
Palaeolithic
The earliest figurine yet discovered come from between 500,000 and 300,000 BC, during the Middle Acheulean period. Discovered in Morocco, it is about 6 centimeters long. Evidence suggests that this Moroccan piece may have been created by natural geological processes with a minimum of human tool-work, but the piece bears evidence of having been painted; "a greasy substance" on the stone's surface has been shown to contain iron and manganese termed Ochre, and indicates that it was decorated by someone and used as a figurine, regardless of how it may have been formed. *Discoveries in Blombos cave, situated in South Africa, have totally changed the history of art. Stones were discovered that were decorated with complex red arrays, showing that early Homo Sapiens were capable of abstraction and production of art. These impressive works date back from 70,000 years ago i.e. more than 50,000 years compared to Lascaux in France. While the datings of the Blombos artifacts are correct, there is no indication that they are indeed actual representations of advanced cognitive behavior similar to the art later in Europe. Several archaeologists including Richard Klein of Stanford are hesitant to accept the Blombos caves as the first example of actual art.
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Art History Resources on the Web: Prehistory - A directory of Prehistoric art divided by time period.
Cave Paintings of the Baja California Peninsula - An illustrated article by Mark Rose from Archaeology on the rock shelters painted c.600 years ago with animals and people - a World Heritage Site.
Meta Description: [ All about the Cave Paintings of Baja California,Sur,Mexico ]
EuroPreArt - Online database of European prehistoric art and petroglyphs. Features image galleries, links to related resources, maps, and links to related resources.
Meta Description: [ european prehistoric art database, art and prehistory ]
Macedonian Rock Art Research Centre - The Centre has discovered more than 460,000 rock drawings. Aims, history, activities, publications and personnel of the Centre. Illustrated outline of rock art in Macedonia. World rock art congress in 2002.
Northumberland Rock Art - Provides Web access to the Beckensall Archive: a large database of panels of rock art by Neolithic and Early Bronze Age people in Northumberland in the north east of England. Also tutorials, maps, video, audio and press clippings.
Meta Description: [ Northumberland Rock Art, Web Access to the Beckensall Archive. A large database of panels of rock art from Northumberland, along with images, drawings, and 3D bubbleworlds. Also has a general area with tutorials, maps, video, audio and press clippings. ]
Rock Art in the British Landscape - Offers information about prehistoric (late Stone- early Bronze Age) open-air abstract rock art in England and Scotland. Locations and maps, news, articles.
Meta Description: [ Late Stone- Early Bronze Age abstract Carvings (a.o. "Cup-and-Ring" markings) on outcrop rock and ancient monuments in England and Scotland. Photo's, maps, history, bibliography and other information about these 5000 years old signs of a lost message. ]
Rock Art Net - Links: petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, engraved boulders.
Meta Description: [ Rock Art Net, online resources for research communication in petroglyphs, pictographs, rock art, engraved boulders ]
Webshots - Cave Paintings - Photo gallery of 10.000 - 20.000 years old cave paintings in Lascaux, Chauvet Pont d'arc and Dordogne.
Meta Description: [ cavepaintings's homepage on Webshots ]
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