Art to Start

1. Art to Start Prehistoric & Near Eastern Chapters 1&2

2. Namibia, animal facing left,23,000 BCE

3. Human with feline head, from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany, ca. 30,000-28,000 BCE. Mammoth ivory, 11 5/8" high. Ulmer Museum, Ulm.

4. Nude woman (Venus of Willendorf), from Willendorf, Austria, ca. 28,000-25,000 BCE. Limestone, approx. 4 1/4" high.

5. Bison, detail of a painted ceiling in the Altamira cave, Santander, Spain, ca. 12,000-11,000 BCE. Each bison approx. 5' long.

6. Hall of the Bulls (left wall), Lascaux, Dordogne, France, ca. 15,000-13,000 BCE. Largest bull approx. 11' 6" long.

7. Great stone tower built into the settlement wall, Jericho, ca. 8000-7000 BCE.

8. Human skull with restored features, Jericho, ca. 7000 – 6000 BCE

9. Schematic reconstruction drawing of a section of Level VI, Çatal Höyük, Turkey, ca. 6000-5900 BCE.

10. Detail from wall painting, level VII, Catal Huyuk, Turkey, ca. 6150 BCE.

11. Stonehenge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England, ca. 2550-1600 BCE

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