2. History Timeline Prehistoric Art Paleolithic “ Old Stone Age” 30, 000 BCE – 8, 000 BCE Neolithic “ New Stone Age” 8,000 BCE-5,000 BCE “ Hall of Bulls” Lascaux Caves, France 15,000 BCE – 13, 000 BCE
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22. Built in 3 stages, Stonehenge is a kind of astrological observatory. It was built of an earth-work trench and wall…then a ring of small stones placed flush to the ground encircling an inner ring that encircles a horse shoe configuration.
34. History Timeline Prehistoric Art Paleolithic “ Old Stone Age” 30, 000 BCE – 8, 000 BCE Neolithic “ New Stone Age” 8,000 BCE-5,000 BCE “ Hall of Bulls” Lascaux Caves, France 15,000 BCE – 13, 000 BCE “ Stonehenge” Salisbury Plain, England 3,000 BCE – 1,400 BCE
49. History Timeline Prehistoric Art Paleolithic “ Old Stone Age” 30, 000 BCE – 8, 000 BCE Neolithic “ New Stone Age” 8,000 BCE-5,000 BCE “ Hall of Bulls” Lascaux Caves, France 15,000 BCE – 13, 000 BCE “ Stonehenge” Salisbury Plain, England 3,000 BCE – 1,400 BCE “ Moai” Easter Island, Chile 1,000 – 1,100 AD
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Chapter 2 Prehistoric Art
Prehistoric artifacts have been found widely spread throughout Europe, Russia, Africa and China
Paleolithic-from Greek words palaios and lithos meaning “old stone”. People were migratory hunter-gatherers. It was the end of the last ice age
Neolithic means New Stone Age, and is characterized by: The domestication of plants and animals and The development of a sedentary lifestyle.
Prehistory is defined as the time before writing, and without written records, we have only the works themselves and archeological evidence to help us interpret them.
An artists concept of how Stonehenge looked when complete
Built in 3 stages, Stonehenge is a kind of astrological observatory. It was built of an earth-work trench and wall…then a ring of small stones placed flush to the ground encircling an inner ring that encircles a horse shoe configuration.
Stonehenge with circles and horseshoe
Stonehenge is on the Salisbury Plain in England and is believed to have religious significance due to its many alignments to celestial events. (Primarily the rising and setting of the sun on the winter and summer solstice.)