(GPWA) Global Prehistory Works of Art

Global Prehistory Works of Art

Cave Painting of Hands

The Global Prehistory content consists of an image set of 11 works of art. View each of the 11 images in the album below.

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  1. Apollo 11 stones. Namibia. c. 25,500–25,300 B.C.E. Charcoal on stone.
  2. Great Hall of the Bulls. Lascaux, France. Paleolithic Europe. 15,000–13,000 B.C.E. Rock painting.
  3. Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine. Tequixquiac, central Mexico. 14,000– 7000 B.C.E. Bone.
  4. Running horned woman. Tassili n’Ajjer, Algeria. 6000–4000 B.C.E. Pigment on rock.
  5. Beaker with ibex motifs. Susa, Iran. 4200–3500 B.C.E. Painted terra cotta.
  6. Anthropomorphic stele. Arabian Peninsula. Fourth millennium B.C.E. Sandstone.
  7. Jade cong. Liangzhu, China. 3300–2200 B.C.E. Carved jade.
  8. Stonehenge. Wiltshire, UK. Neolithic Europe. c. 2500–1600 B.C.E. Sandstone.
  9. The Ambum Stone. Ambum Valley, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea. c. 1500 B.C.E. Greywacke.
  10. Tlatilco female figurine. Central Mexico, site of Tlatilco. 1200–900 B.C.E. Ceramic.
  11. Terra cotta fragment. Lapita. Solomon Islands, Reef Islands. 1000 B.C.E. Terra cotta (incised). 

 

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