21 terms

Terms	Definitions
Paleolithic	30k-9k bc; Old-Stone, greek P. Intellectual Revolution Animals IN PROFILE
Mesolithic	'Middle' Stone Age M. Intense food gathering Taming of the dog
Neolithic	8K-2,300 bc; New Stone Age N. Agriculture; WHEEL; WRITING MonuMental sculptures; Stone Architecture
relief sculpture	Images project from its background -1st: Laussel woman -Two Bison
sculpture-in-the-round	Freestanding sculptures -Venus of Willendorf -Bison w/turned head
narrative	A story or narrated account -1st: Well scene
twisted perspective	A convention of representation in which part of a figure is shown IN PROFILE and another part of the same figure is shown FRONTALLY; also called Composite View -Lascaux
optical vs. descriptive	'Twisted Perspective' P. Optical is a fixed view vs. Descriptive 'the concept'
ocher	any of a class of natural earths, ranging in color from pale yellow to reddish yellow
charcoal	RADIOCARBONDATING a carbonaceous material obtained by heating wood or other organic matter in the absence of air
Altimira, Spain	12-11k bc, P. -BISON or group of Bison 1st cave painting, IN PROFILE 1879 by 5 yr old Like Namibian stone plaque: 10k yrs before
Lascaux caves of Dordogne Valley, Montignac, France	#1 Paleolithic art; 2000+ images 1st NARRATIVE ART (-Well)-hall TWISTED PERSPECTIVE, Descriptive approach vs optical Colored silhouette & outline alone
Pech-Merle, France	22k bc, P. Spotted Horses w/ hand print ?chosen for horse's form in rock
Jericho	7k bc; Oldest Neolithic Comm. N. 1st stone FORTification; no mortar BEGIN of MONUMENTAL Architecture
Catal Huyuk	7k-5k bc N. Antolia, Turkey 1st true city, agriculture, trading, temples, housing, and religions
Stonehenge	2550k-1600 bc N. Salisbury plain, England #1 MEGALITHIC Monument 97'Dia x 24' Trilithons
megalithic	Neolithic architecture employing MEGALITHS -gr8 stone
monolithic	Formed of one Lg. standing stone; Menhir
menhir	One Lg. standing stone; Monolith
cromlech	Stone circle, celtic; also called a henge.
dolmen	ROCK SLAB; sits on Menhirs

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