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Prehistoric Art

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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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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Various European “Venus” figures

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

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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various Menhirs Ireland, Scotland, England, France

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Dolmens Ireland, Scotland, England, France

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