Paleolithic and Neolithic Cave and Rock Art
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PALEOLITHIC AND
NEOLITHICCAVE AND ROCK ART
Paleolithic Cave Art35,000 BC – 14,000 BC
Southern Europe
• Chauvet , France• Lascaux, France• Les Tres Friers,
France• Altamira, Spain
Ice Age Southern Europe
Ice Age: 100,000 BC – 10,000 BC
Muskox: Chauvet Cave
Chauvet Cave, France32,000 B.C.
Horses: Chauvet cave
Cave Bear and Leopard Chauvet Cave
Cave Lions: Chauvet Cave
Wooly Rhino, Bison, MammothChauvet Cave
Running Bison and Fighting RhinosChauvet Cave
Aurochs: Ancestor of all Cattle
Mammoth
Altamira, Spain14,000 BC
Altamira: High Point of Cave ArtHighly Detailed Dramatic Action
“In 20,000 years, we have learned nothing!”Pablo Picasso
Shaman: Les Trois Friers
Neolithic Rock Art8,000 BC- 2,000 BC
Hippos: Tassili d’ AjjerSaharan Desert
Saharan Desert Rock Art
Saharan Desert 2010 AD
The Saharan 8,000 BC
Elephant: Libya
Giraffes and ElephantsTassili d’ Ajjer
Herding Domestic CattleTassili d’ Ajjer
African villagersTassili d’ Ajjer
Tassili d’ Ajjer: Villagers, Jellyfish, Domestic Goat, Man riding Camel
Cave of Swimmers, Egypt
Tassili d’ Ajjer: Herding Domestic Camels
Southern African Rock Art25,000 BC - Present
The White Lady (2,000 BC) The Dancers
South Africa: Herd of Cattle
South Africa: Domestic Cattle
Aborigine Rock Art, Australia30,000 BC - Present
Stencils People
Aborigine: Kangaroos
Early style: pre 4,000 BC
X-Ray style 4,000 BC- Present
Long Necked Turtles
Aborigine: Modern Ships
Rainbow Snake Legend