Paleolithic and Neolithic Cave and Rock Art Paleolithic (Old Stone Age) Neolithic (New Stone Age)
Paleolithic Cave Art 35,000 BC – 14,000 BC Southern Europe Chauvet , France Lascaux, France Les Tres Friers, France Altamira, Spain
Chauvet Cave, France 32,000 B.C.
Carbon 14 dating of charcoal and animal bones established age of Cave Art sites. Paint made out of charcoal , rocks and minerals mixed with animal fat. Black made from charcoal or Black Hemalite White made from chalk. Yellow , red and brown made from Ocher
Shaman painted at Les Trois Friers Cave Art had a religious purpose.
Ice Age Southern Europe
Ice Age: 100,000 BC – 10,000 BC Ice Age (The earth was colder)
Muskox: Chauvet Cave
Horses: Chauvet cave
Cave Bear and Leopard Chauvet Cave
Cave Lions: Chauvet Cave
Wooly Rhino, Bison, Mammoth Chauvet Cave
Running Bison and Fighting Rhinos Chauvet Cave
Aurochs: Ancestor of all Cattle
Mammoth
Altamira, Spain 14,000 BC
Altamira: High Point of Cave Art Highly Detailed Dramatic Action
“In 20,000 years, we have learned nothing!” Pablo Picasso
Saharan Rock Art 8,000 BC to 4,000 BC The Saharan 8,000 BC The Saharan was a Steppe (Savannah) in the Ice Age. Saharan Desert 2010 AD
Neolithic Rock Art 8,000 BC- 2,000 BC People and domestic animals appear
Hippos: Tassili d’ Ajjer Saharan Desert
Elephant: Libya
Giraffes and Elephants Tassili d’ Ajjer
Herding Domestic Cattle Tassili d’ Ajjer
African villagers Tassili d’ Ajjer
Tassili d’ Ajjer: Villagers, Jellyfish, Domestic Goat, Man riding Camel
Cave of Swimmers, Egypt
Tassili d’ Ajjer: Herding Domestic Camels
Southern African Rock Art 25,000 BC - Present The White Lady (2,000 BC) The Dancers
South Africa: Herd of Cattle
South Africa: Domestic Cattle
Aborigine Rock Art, Australia 30,000 BC - Present Stencils People
Aborigine: Kangaroos Aborigine painted characters from their religion. Early style: pre 4,000 BC X-Ray style 4,000 BC- Present
Long Necked Turtles
Aborigine: Modern Ships
Rainbow Snake Legend