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Prehistoric Art

Prehistoric Art. William V. Ganis, PhD. Dating Conventions and Abbreviations B.C.=before Christ B.C.E.=before the Common Era A.D.= Anno Domini (the year of our Lord) C.E.=Common Era c. or ca.= circa C.=century. Pebble resembling a human face from Makaspansgat South Africa

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Prehistoric Art

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  1. Prehistoric Art William V. Ganis, PhD

  2. Dating Conventions and Abbreviations B.C.=before ChristB.C.E.=before the Common Era A.D.=Anno Domini (the year of our Lord)C.E.=Common Era c. or ca.= circa C.=century

  3. Pebble resembling a human face from Makaspansgat South Africa ca. 3,000,000 B.C.E. reddish brown jasperite approximately 2 3/8 in. wide

  4. Apollo 11 Cave Namibia ca. 23,000 B.C.E. charcoal on stone 5 in x 4 3/4 in.

  5. Human with Feline Head from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 11 5/8 in. high

  6. Human with Feline Head from Hohlenstein-Stadel, Germany ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 11 5/8 in. high

  7. Venus of Willendorffrom Willendorf, Austria ca. 28,000-25,000 B.C.E. limestone 4 1/4 in. high

  8. Woman of Lespugue from cave of Les Rideaux, France ca. 20,000 B.C.E. mammoth ivory 5 3/4 in. high

  9. Various European “Venus” figures

  10. Woman of Laussel from a cave in Laussel, Dordogne, France ca. 25,000-20,000 B.C.E. painted limestone approximately 18 in. high

  11. Bison reliefs from a cave at Le Tuc d’Audoubert, Ariége, France ca. 15,000-10,000 B.C.E. clay each approximately 2 feet long

  12. Chauvet Cave paintings Vallon-Pont-d’Arc, Ardèche, France ca. 30,000-28,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone

  13. Pech-Merle Cave paintings Lot, France ca. 22,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone

  14. Altamira Cave paintings Santander, Spain ca. 12,000-11,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone

  15. Lascaux Cave paintings Lascaux, Dordogne, France ca. 15,000-13,000 B.C.E. pigment on stone

  16. Mammoth bone dwelling from Ukraine ca. 16,000-10,000 B.C.E.

  17. Great Stone Tower of Settlement Wall Jericho, Israel/Gaza ca. 8,000-7,000 B.C.E.

  18. Human Skulls with Restored Features from Jericho, Israel/Gaza ca. 7,000-6,000 B.C.E.skulls, plaster, shells

  19. Human figure From Ain Ghazal, Jordan ca. 6,750-6,250 B.C.E.plaster, painted and inlaid with cowrie shell and bitumen

  20. Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6,000-5,900 B.C.E.

  21. Deer Hunt detail of a wall painting from Level III Çatal Höyük, Turkey ca. 5,750 B.C.E.

  22. Çatal Höyük Turkey ca. 6,000-5,900 B.C.E.

  23. Landscape with Volcanic Eruption Çatal Höyük, Turkeyca. 6150watercolor copy of a wall painting

  24. Figures of Man and Woman From Cernavoda, Romania ca. 4,000-3,500 B.C.E.ceramic4 1/2 in. high

  25. Menhir alignments at Ménec, Carnac, France ca. 4,250-3,750 B.C.E.

  26. various Menhirs Ireland, Scotland, England, France

  27. Dolmens Ireland, Scotland, England, France

  28. Stonehenge Salisury Plain, Wiltshire, England ca. 2,550-1,600 B.C.E.sarsen and bluestone

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