Earliest Human Arts

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Paleolithic period

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42,000 BCE to 6500 BCE

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Starting time of the Paleolithic

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often pushed by

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The ending of the Paleolithic period

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widely varies based on the rise of settlement communities

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what happens to art after 65000 BCE

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it starts to get larger

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the oldest known representations are at

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the Blombos Cave Art in South Africa

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year for oldest art representations

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70 000 BCE

Question 7

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Blombos Cave Art

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have cave paintings been found around the world

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yes

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next art found after Blombos cave art

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40,000 BCE

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the earliest look at paintings done in caves

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Cow, ochre on cave

Question 11

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Cow, ochre on cave

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why paint in caves

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other external areas would not have survived once faced with the elements.

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Hand paintings are found in many locations

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on all inhabited continents except Antarctica

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when were hand paintings found on all inhabited continents except Antarctica

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by 7000 BCE

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around 40,000-35,000 BCE we there is an increase in

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representational forms

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around 40,000-35,000 BCE we there is an increase in

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representational forms

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representational forms

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cave paintings and 3-D carved figures

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Hand paintings are almost always in

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the negative form

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negative form

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pigment is around it, and the print is actually not painted

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how many paintings in the Lascaux Caves

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600

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one of the best known drawings in Lascaux Caves

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hall of bulls

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hall of bulls

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what time period is this art

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paleolithic

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when was hall of bulls found

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1879

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what is the importance of hall of bulls

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disrupted the European worldview and started the shift in worldview

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what does is special about hall of bulls

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they are drawn on top of each other

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why is having drawings on top of each other important

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It can be seen as proof that this cave was only used INTERMITANTLY. Which has further proof by testing the paint used.

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why is the sideview of drawings common

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allowed for the most detail and the best character view

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Most cave art was based on

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real animals

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what did cave art about animals show

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These animals were not what the people ate or hunted. Shows that they were perhaps special to them.

Question 31

importance of the bird headed man

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only drawing in the cave that was imaginative. It was not a real person or figure.

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the paintings were located at Lascaux in

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hard to reach place

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Petroglyphs at Winnemucca Lake

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Petroglyphs at Winnemucca Lake were the

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oldest known petroglyphs in what’s now North America

Question 35

the Petroglyphs artwork had used the ________ as an added element of the artwork

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rock shape

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Woman of Willendorf

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what does this art represent

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paleolithic

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one of the best known figures of these artifacts (Paleolithic)

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Woman of Willendorf

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why is the Woman of Willendorf significant

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figure has a bigger size, referring to her waist and breast size, which was desirable at that era

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why was a bigger size desirable at that era

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○ The women of this size were seen to live longer ○ It was seen as a sign of wealth and health

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what was the Woman of Willendorf seen as

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fertility goddess

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why was the Woman of Willendorf seen as a fertility goddess

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large birthing hips and the large breasts

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why is it significant the woman of Willendorf has no face

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figure anonymous. Allowing it to represent not one individual but all women

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why are the feet of the woman of Willendorf significant

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It may be to show that the woman couldn't run away and leave

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what is common for art at this (especially women)

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to have their feet broken off or removed

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another name given to the Woman of Willendorf

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a Venus

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how does having the woman of Willendorf being a Venus significant

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Makes it near impossible to move away from that idea a. Meaning the true identity or point of the artwork is lost b. It can only be seen as a Venus and nothing else

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Meaning of Venus

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Roman God of love and beauty

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how have cultural biases and the cultural biases of the founders limited understanding of these works (like the woman of Willendorf)

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European male scholars worked under the assumption that whoever makes art is male

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what was the assumed purpose of making the Woman of Willendorf

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ritual purposes, ie fertility prayers, or sometimes even sexualized purposes.

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Could the Woman of Willendorf been made by a woman? and how?

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it’s made by the female herself, showing a much more personal point of view (how she sees herself when looking down)

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Ain Sakhri Lovers,

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what time period does this art show?

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Paleolithic

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what is significant by the Ain Sakhri Lovers,

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its the oldest known depiction of sex

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what is creative about the Ain Sakhri Lovers,

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various views of it are suggestive of different sexual organs/acts

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what time period does this art represent?

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Lion-headed figure

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Lion-headed figure

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Lion-headed figure is the earliest example of

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something that is thought, rather than seen. Ie that is symbolic, imaginative, and creative.

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what suggests the lion-headed figure is male

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The figure looks strong and aggressive which are male qualities 2. The elongated, flat chest resembles a male a. It has no breasts The area between the legs could represent a male's reproductive organ

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what is signifiacnt about the lion-headed figure (it is early to see this...)

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it is early to see hybrid work

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are there more woman or male carvings

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woman

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what could the lion-headed figure have been

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a child's toy

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why could the lion-headed figure be a toy

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held and valued over long period of time.

Question 64

If these examples are representative of European paleolithic figures, what conclusions can we draw? (7 conclusions)

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Small figures found in many regions and over many times Made usually from available local materials that were not far traded More female than male; more human than animal Females often have exaggerated secondary sex characteristics Females often have no feet Fewer examples of imaginative/non-realistic in the Paleolithic Cave paintings have fewer representations of human figures, more of animals, or human hands