Prehistoric Flashcards
What does Paleoithic mean?
OLD STONE AGE
The first phase of the Stone Age.
Many were Hunters and gatherers, Nomadic, following animal herds, who used primitive stone tools.
What does Neolithic mean?
NEW STONE AGE
The last phase of the Stone Age.
Animals slowly domesticated, development of agriculture, and manufacture of pottery and textiles.
What is the “Warty Pig” the earliest example of?
It’s the earliest example of wall painting. Found in Indonesia.
Other warty pig style paintings found around Europe. Two hand prints above the pack of pig.
What is the Apollo II? Where was it found? What is it an example of?
Fragment of cave stone paintings. Buried along fragments of typical stone age tools (blades, flakes, scrapers)… Not native to land, implies stone technology transported over long distance.
Found in the Huns Mountains in Namibia (southern Africa). Example of mobile art.
Where was the Women of Willendorf found?
Austria.
What are 3 ways to describe the architectural makeup of Catal Huyuk?
- Houses packed together without streets
- Mud brick walls & timber frame
- Access + ventilation from rooftops
True or False? England has the ONLY
Stonehenge in the world.
FALSE.
Nabta Playa, Africa. Circle of stones with six tall ones in the middle.
Why is it important that Stonehenge structure uses two different types of stone?
Because it means that they were transported from two far-away places, not native to the location.
BIGGER: sarsen stones, up to 20 tons
SHORTER: “bluestones” 2 tons
What are 2 popular theories for what the Stonehenges were used for?
- ritual religious practices
- linked to astronomical observation/solstice
What is a Trilithon (or Dolmen?)
A dominant form of megalithic architecture. Large stones standing upright with large horizontal stone covering them.
