| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Twisted perspective | Figures partly in profile, partly in frontal view (used in Lascaux caves) |
| Relief sculpture | A sculpture carved/incised into rock or another surface |
| Post | Vertical load-bearing elements (support lintel) |
| Lintel | Horizontal shelf/roof supported by post |
| Neolithic Era | 8000-3400 (near east)H/2300 (europe) BCE, start of agriculture/animal husbandry |
| Henge | Circular formation of posts, sometimes topped with lintels, often around by ditches |
| Passage Grave | Complex funeral site with many corrdiors leading to the central grave chambers (built from vertical boulders, topped w/horizontal capstone rock) |
| Bronze Age | 2300 BCE in Europe, rise of metal smithing. Bronze was a valuable metal, used for important objects... some objects (chariots) lined with gold |
| Iron Age | 1000 BCE, iron technologies improve--becomes more common material 4 every day use. bronze, silver, gold reserved for more important objects. |
| Sculpture in the Round | Free standing figure carved out on all sides |
| Paleolithic Era | 'Old Stone'/stone age. 42000-8000 BCE, hunter gatherers, moved around a lot (climate changes, etc) |
| 2 Key types of Paleolithic Art | 1. Small portable structures (take with em) 2. Cave & rock shelters w/painted & carved imagery |
| Corbelling | Flat stones stacked in layers without mortar |
| Cairn | A pile of stones set up as a landmark, monument, tombstone |
| Ceramics | Combined earthy clay with other materials, fired at a high heat |
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