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1 Prehistoric Art

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3 Prehistoric Europe and the Near East

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5 Hall of the Bulls, Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE. Largest bull approx. 11 ’ 6 ” long Paleolithic Art Europe Twisted Perspective

6 “ Chinese Horse ”, Lascaux Caves

7 Spotted horse & negative hand imprint, Pech-Merle, France, ca. 22,000 BCE Rhino, man, & disemboweled bison, Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE Narrative Art

8 “ Venus of Willendorf ” c. 25,000 BCE 4 ½ inches high Woman with a bison horn, Laussel, France, c. 25,000–20,000 BCE. 1 ’ 6 ” high. Sculpture in the round Relief Sculpture

9 “ Venus of Willendorf ” c. 25,000 BC

10 Clay Reindeer horn Medium

11 Mesolithic Art - Europe Rock Shelter Paintings, Spain, c. 7000-4000 BCE

12 Rhino, man, & disemboweled bison, Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE

13 Neolithic Monumental Architecture Europe, 4000 BCE 1. Tombs dolmen post-and-lintel Passage Grave, Newgrange, Ireland, c. 3000 BCE corbel vault “ Megalithic Architecture ”

14 2. Ceremonial Structures Carnac, France, c. 4000 BCE menhir Stonehenge, England, c. 2500 BCE cromlech

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16 Neolithic Art of the Near East

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18 Jericho, Israel, c. 8000 BCE The Oldest Settled Communities Great stone tower built into the settlement wall, Jericho, ca. 8000–7000 BCE.

19 Catal Huyuk, Anatolia (Turkey), c. 7000 BCE

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21 Rock Shelter Paintings, Spain, c. 7000-4000 BCE Lascaux, France, ca. 15,000–13,000 BCE Catal Huyuk, Anatolia (Turkey), c. 7000 BCE

22 Landscape with Volcanic Eruption, c. 6150 BCE


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