Prehistoric Art - artistic creations made by early humans or our ancestors before the advent of written records. - includes various forms such as cave paintings, rock art, sculptures, and jewelry . -- art as a means of communication, expression, and ritualistic purposes. It might have been a way to pass on cultural and religious beliefs, record important events, or even for purely aesthetic reasons.
The Study of Prehistoric Art provides insights into the lives, beliefs, and practices of our early ancestors. helps in understanding their culture, social structure, and even the environment they lived in. offers clues about the evolution of artistic techniques and the development of human creativity.
Prehistoric Art A. Painting painting of animals on cave walls and ceilings southwestern France and Northern Spain ( AltaMira , Spain) the use of natural colors such as red ocher, yellow ocher and lampblack
Prehistoric Art B. Sculpture rock carving at the La Magdeleine Cave in Penne, France ( Nude Women ) rare use of human figure during the Paleolithic period almost imperceptible production of small handsized drawings and carvings by the Upper Paleolithic people the use of bones, ivory, stones and horn as sculpture materials the use of flint tools to cut and carve notable sculptural achievements were the Horse , Bison , and Venus of Willendorf
Sculptured Heads of Jericho
Nude Women rock sculpture ( rare use of human figure during the prehistoric times )
The Horse
BISON
VENUS OF WILLENDORF
Prehistoric Art C. ARCHITECTURE Development of basic methods or architectural construction using wood , brick and stone Excavation of a neolithic town at Catal Huyuk in Anatolia (Turkey) with houses made of mud bricks and timber Megalithic structures arranged in rows, circles, or avenues sometimes with huge lintels (menhir and dolmens)