| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Vallon-Pont-d' Arc | most recent Paleolithic discovery |
| cromlech | circle of monoliths |
| bucrania | bovine skulls |
| heel stone | stone marking summer solstice |
| Catal Huyuk | ancient city in Anatolia, Turkey |
| Stonehenge | Neolithic monument thought to have had an astronomical purpose |
| trilithon | a pair of monoliths topped with a lintel |
| Jericho | site of first fortified town |
| in the round | freestanding object |
| Mesolithic | Middle Stone Age, ca. 7000 B.C.E. in Europe |
| Neolithic | New Stone Age, ca. 8000 B.C.E. in East, ca. 4000 B.C.E. in Europe |
| Paleolithic | Stone Age, ca. 30,000-10,000 B.C.E. |
| Makapansgat | site of a Paleolithic South Africa cave or the title of a pebble with a natural human looking face |
| lintel | beam used to span an opening |
| carbon 14 | element used in dating organic material |
| twisted perspective | used by Paleolithic painters to represent a more comprehensive view of an animal |
| Lascaux | cave with Paleolithic paintings |
| Menhir | prehistoric monoliths standing singly or with others in rows or circles |
| Dolmen | several large stones capped with a covering slab |
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