Prehistory

Prehistorical (The earliest recordings of art work)

There are many findings of Prehistorical work pieces, which are yet unknown, the artist remains anonymous, and the set date of the art work which was created is still unrecorded.  I personally like this era, because it was the base start of art, it is a mystery, it is a recording of memory of artists at that era, beliefs of pre-history, and there is possibly a lot more art work to be discovered.

Characteristics of Prehistorical art:

Cave Paintings:

Goddesses of Fertility:

Megalithic structures:

Cave Paintings are one of the earliest means of communication. Here are some examples:

A very well-known cave to find these kinds of paintings is located in Lascaux, France. 

Chris Quigley, Cave Paintings at Lascaux, Wednesday May 27, 2009

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“Sections have been identified in the cave; the Great Hall of the Bulls, the Lateral Passage, the Shaft of the Dead Man, the Chamber of Engravings, the Painted Gallery, and the Chamber of Felines. The cave contains nearly 2,000 figures, which can be grouped into three main categories - animals, human figures and abstract signs. Most of the major images have been painted onto the walls using mineral pigments although some designs have also been incised into the stone.”

BradshawFoundation, The cave Paintings at Lascaux, http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/lascaux/

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The painting, engravings on the cave wall is of a great size; its quality of work is beautiful. The painting is said to be over 20,000 years old, possibly somewhere between the 18,000-15,000 B.C era although it is not the eldest cave painting.

This explains the definition of the bison, Taurus, red bulls and horses. This is still just an indication and is not defined, as a thorough explanation of what in reality the cave painting is hiding, but I do love the idea of the horoscopes.

Others say it could possibly be a recording of the different experiences of the artists at that time, and they wanted to write down history or show their memories and findings the best way they had known how to at that time. 

The information that really got my interest on the cave paintings was the following website: 

 merlynne6 ,What the Lascaux Cave Paintings Tell Us About How Our Ancestors Understood the Stars, 2009, http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/sciencetech/what-the-lascaux-cave-paintings-tell-us-about-how-our-ancestors-understood-the-stars/15506 

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