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western art test1
prehistoric art
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
10/16/2007

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what is the Paleolithic era times?
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40,000-8,000 BCE

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[image]
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“Venus” or Woman from Willendorf, Austria, c.22,000-21,000 BCE

sculpture-in-the-round

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[image]
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Wall painting with horses, rhinoceroses, aurochs, Chauvet Cave, France,

c. 28,000 BCE, paint on limestone

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[image]
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Lascaux caves, France, c. 15,000-13,000 BCE
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what is the Neolithic era times
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8000-2300 BCE

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Cro-Magnons  (define)

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prehistoric people of europe who lived in Europe from about 40,000 to 10,000 years ago
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megalithic architecture

 

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scricture of the neolithic period. Mega for "large" and lithos for "stone"
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[image]
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stonehenge     Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, c.2750-1500 BCE

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post-and-lintel construction

  (define)
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simple construction technique, also called "post and beam", where a horizontal member (the lintel) is supported by two vertical posts at either end
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mortise-and-tenon joints

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2 pieces that have indent and dedenting parts that fit in each other
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sarsen circle

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he Sarsen Circle was originally made with 30 standing sarsen.  They were spaced about 3 to 4.5 feet apart and stand about 13 feet above the ground.  On top of these stones were sarsen lintels that formed a complete circle
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heel stone (define)
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35 ton sandstone moved from 23 miles away.
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