Global Prehistory
"There have been two capital events in the course of human history: the making of tools (with which work was born); the making of art objects (with which play began)...the birth of art has its connections with the prior existence."
-Georges Bataille (1955) speaking of the Lascaux Caves
-Georges Bataille (1955) speaking of the Lascaux Caves
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Paleolithic Art: 40,000-8,000 BCE in the Near East
"Old Stone Age" 40,000-4,000 BCE in Europe (Venus of Willendorf, Feline-headed statue, Lascaux Caves, Catal Hoyuk)
Neolithic Art: 8,000- 3,000 BCE in the Near East "New Stone Age" 4,000- 2,000 BCE in Europe (Stonehenge)
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Acknowledgements: Information contributed by Silvia Wiedman
Links and information provided by Valerie M. Park © 2013 www.mchsapah.com
Special thanks to the AP Summer Institute in Rome collaboration with Margaret Sharkoffmadrid
Links and information provided by Valerie M. Park © 2013 www.mchsapah.com
Special thanks to the AP Summer Institute in Rome collaboration with Margaret Sharkoffmadrid