1) What are cave paintings?
-Paintings painted on a care or rock walls and ceilings.
2) How old are the oldest paintings?
-The paintings are 32,000 years old.
3) When the Euro
peans first encountered cave paintings, why were they believed to be a hoax?
-They believed that the humans were not advanced to create art.
4) Why are the cave paintings important to study?
-Cave paintings show their authenticity and indicated the high levels of artistry.
5) What were the common themes that these paintings showed?
-Large animals, horses, auricles, and deer.
6) What were the Shamans thought of doing in the caves?
The shaman would retreat into the darkness of the caves, ever into a trance of state then paint images of their visions.
Part II: Caves at Lascaux, France
Uploaded two images and cite website. Write the title of the painting and a brief description/analysis of the painting.
Untitled http://archaeology.org/blog/?p=29
This painting was created by a Shaman who would retreat into the cave and would start to draw their vision in the darkness. It shows to animals either going head to head in a angry way or just simply bonding.
Horse Lascaux http://www.lascaux.culture.fr/#/en/02_00.xml
This picture is about a animal trying to break free from something and from the spikes on top of it i believe it was running away from hunters.
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