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N: Apollo 11 stones
D: 25,500-25,300 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa:
M/T: Charcoal on stone
F: N/A
C: Found in the Apollo 11 Cave in the Huns Mountains of southwestern Namibia with unusual precision for ancient rock art. The stones are engraved with geometric line designs and representations of animal
DT: Stone, charcoal, geometric line designs, animal representations, realistic
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N: Apollo 11 stones
D: 25,500-25,300 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa:
M/T: Charcoal on stone
F: N/A
C: Found in the Apollo 11 Cave in the Huns Mountains of southwestern Namibia with unusual precision for ancient rock art. The stones are engraved with geometric line designs and representations of animal
DT: Stone, charcoal, geometric line designs, animal representations, realistic
Image: N: Apollo 11 stones D: 25,500-25,300 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: M/T: Charcoal on stone F: N/A C: Found in the Apollo 11 Cave in the Huns Mountains of southwestern Namibia with unusual precision for ancient rock art. The stones are engraved with geometric line designs and representations of animal DT: Stone, charcoal, geometric line designs, animal representations, realistic
N: Great Hall of the Bulls
D: 15,000-13,000 B.C.E
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: Early humans in Lascaux, France
M/T: Natural rock contours to show volume of the animals
F: Prehistoric hunters believed that they had control of the animals by painting them on the walls. They also believed the more lifelike the animal was, the more magical power the animal had.
C: The painting took place in France, and has to do with hunter-gatherer society, concerns with food, survival, and procreation.
DT: Profile, contour, limited color, rock walls
Image: N: Great Hall of the Bulls D: 15,000-13,000 B.C.E P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: Early humans in Lascaux, France M/T: Natural rock contours to show volume of the animals F: Prehistoric hunters believed that they had control of the animals by painting them on the walls. They also believed the more lifelike the animal was, the more magical power the animal had. C: The painting took place in France, and has to do with hunter-gatherer society, concerns with food, survival, and procreation. DT: Profile, contour, limited color, rock walls
N: Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine
D: 14,000-7,000 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: Early humans in Mesoamerica
M/T: Carving of animal pelvic bones
F: To house the spiritual essence of a hunted animal, a ceremonial mask
C: Used as a mask, traditionally thought to be simultaneously located in an Otherworld.
DT: Carved, bones, rough, spiritual, symbolic
Image: N: Camelid Sacrum in the shape of a canine D: 14,000-7,000 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: Early humans in Mesoamerica M/T: Carving of animal pelvic bones F: To house the spiritual essence of a hunted animal, a ceremonial mask C: Used as a mask, traditionally thought to be simultaneously located in an Otherworld. DT: Carved, bones, rough, spiritual, symbolic
N: Running horned woman
D: 6000-4000 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: N/A
M/T: Pigment on rock
F: Some scholars have interpreted the woman as a horned deity instead of a human wearing ceremonial headgear. The meaning of most African rock art remains uncertain
C: On the rock walls and displays varied human and animal activities.
DT: Rock wall, pigments, supernatural beings, symbolic
Image: N: Running horned woman D: 6000-4000 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: N/A M/T: Pigment on rock F: Some scholars have interpreted the woman as a horned deity instead of a human wearing ceremonial headgear. The meaning of most African rock art remains uncertain C: On the rock walls and displays varied human and animal activities. DT: Rock wall, pigments, supernatural beings, symbolic
N:Beaker with ibex motifs
D: 4200-3500 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: Inhabitants of Susa
M/T: Painted terra cotta
F: Funerary object
C: Given to the deceased during a secondary burial
DT: Painted, decorated, large, vase
Image: N:Beaker with ibex motifs D: 4200-3500 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: Inhabitants of Susa M/T: Painted terra cotta F: Funerary object C: Given to the deceased during a secondary burial DT: Painted, decorated, large, vase
N: Anthropomorphic stele
D: Fourth Millennium B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: the Nabataeans
M/T: Sandstone
F: Unknown, but associated with religious or burial practices
C: Some are carved in surrounding sandstone cliffs by many Arabian tombs. Earliest known works of art from the Arabian Peninsula
DT: Sandstone, carved, distinctive belted robe and double-bladed sword (may have been unique to this region
Image: N: Anthropomorphic stele D: Fourth Millennium B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: the Nabataeans M/T: Sandstone F: Unknown, but associated with religious or burial practices C: Some are carved in surrounding sandstone cliffs by many Arabian tombs. Earliest known works of art from the Arabian Peninsula DT: Sandstone, carved, distinctive belted robe and double-bladed sword (may have been unique to this region
N: Jade Cong
D: 3300-2200 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: Liangzhu inhabitants
M/T: Carved Jade
F: Completely unknown
C: The principal decoration on long of the Liangzhu period was the face pattern, which may refer to spirits or deities
DT: Carved, cong, jade, Liangzhu culture
Image: N: Jade Cong D: 3300-2200 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: Liangzhu inhabitants M/T: Carved Jade F: Completely unknown C: The principal decoration on long of the Liangzhu period was the face pattern, which may refer to spirits or deities DT: Carved, cong, jade, Liangzhu culture
N: Stonehenge
D: 2500-1600 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: N/A
M/T: Sandstone
F: Marker of the midsummer solstice
C: Worked within the context of existing archaeological knowledge
DT: Stiff, rigid, stone, simple, mathematical
Image: N: Stonehenge D: 2500-1600 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: N/A M/T: Sandstone F: Marker of the midsummer solstice C: Worked within the context of existing archaeological knowledge DT: Stiff, rigid, stone, simple, mathematical
N: The Ambum Stone
D: c. 1500 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: N/A
M/T: Greywacke
F: Considered sacred and credited with supernatural powers by presents day people of the region
C: Album stone has a higher level of figurative qualities than other pastels and may be in a unique class of its own. Discovered in a cave, it is one of the earliest known Pacific works of art
DT: Birds, stone, pestles, different depictions
Image: N: The Ambum Stone D: c. 1500 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: N/A M/T: Greywacke F: Considered sacred and credited with supernatural powers by presents day people of the region C: Album stone has a higher level of figurative qualities than other pastels and may be in a unique class of its own. Discovered in a cave, it is one of the earliest known Pacific works of art DT: Birds, stone, pestles, different depictions
N: Tlatilco female figurine
D: 1200-900 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: N/A
M/T: Ceramic and paint
F: Suggested they are related to women's roles in regards to nature
C: The figure is completely nude and revealing an exaggerated contrast in proportions. Tlatico figurines show a fascination with physical deformities.
DT: Traces of pigment, exaggerated, fertility, symbolism
Image: N: Tlatilco female figurine D: 1200-900 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: N/A M/T: Ceramic and paint F: Suggested they are related to women's roles in regards to nature C: The figure is completely nude and revealing an exaggerated contrast in proportions. Tlatico figurines show a fascination with physical deformities. DT: Traces of pigment, exaggerated, fertility, symbolism
N: Terra cotta fragment
D: 1000 B.C.E.
P/S: Global Prehistory
A: N/A
Pa: N/A
M/T: Terra cotta (incised)
F: Piece of pottery used for cooking, serving, and storing
C: Lapita refers to an ancient Pacific culture that archaeologists believe to be the common ancestor of the contemporary cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, and some areas of Melanesia. Capita art is know for ceramics, which have intricate repeating geometric patterns that sometimes include anthropomorphic faces and figures.
DT: Ceramic, pottery, geometric patterns
Image: N: Terra cotta fragment D: 1000 B.C.E. P/S: Global Prehistory A: N/A Pa: N/A M/T: Terra cotta (incised) F: Piece of pottery used for cooking, serving, and storing C: Lapita refers to an ancient Pacific culture that archaeologists believe to be the common ancestor of the contemporary cultures of Polynesia, Micronesia, and some areas of Melanesia. Capita art is know for ceramics, which have intricate repeating geometric patterns that sometimes include anthropomorphic faces and figures. DT: Ceramic, pottery, geometric patterns

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