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Art History 1

Prehistoric Art

TermDefinition
Prehistory before written history.
Paleolithic old stone age. nomadic people that were hunters and gatherers.
Neolithic new stone age. development of agriculture, animal breeding, and settlement.
Bird-Headed Man with Bison depicts human figure, Lascaux France.
Lascaux most elaborate cave painting site in France.
Chauvet earliest well-preserved cave paintings.
Sculpture in the round free standing or can be picked up.
Relief Sculpture attached to a raised surface.
Modeling assembling of materials to create a sculpture.
Carving skilled cuts into a object creating a design.
Casting act of creating a impression or shape in a mold.
Post and Lintel System a building system comprised of horizontal elements raised up by vertical elements allowing for large spaces underneath.
Catalhoyuk prehistoric apartment. houses made of mudbrick and motor.
Pottery Highest form of ceramics.
Megalithic Megas "large" lithos "stone". prehistoric monument.
Stonehenge prehistoric megalithic monument of arranged stones. made to tell the time of year or placement of settlements.
Corbel and Passages corbel is an arch-like construction used to make spaces for passages.
Passage Graves corridor connected to an internal burial chamber for human remains.
Dolmen and Capstones portal tomb comprised of vertical rocks holding up large horizontal rocks.
Ocher mustard yellow/red mineral used to paint sacred objects or sites.
Paint consists of pigment (color), binding agent (animal fat), and dilutant (water).
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