Paleolithic Cave Art 35,000 BC 14,000 BC Southern Europe
Chauvet, France Lascaux, France Les Tres Friers, France Altamira,
Spain
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Chauvet Cave, France 32,000 B.C.
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Carbon 14 dating of charcoal and animal bones established age
of Cave Art sites. Paint made out of charcoal, rocks and minerals
mixed with animal fat. Black made from charcoal or Black Hemalite
White made from chalk. Yellow, red and brown made from Ocher
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Shaman painted at Les Trois Friers Cave Art had a religious
purpose.
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Ice Age Southern Europe
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Ice Age: 100,000 BC 10,000 BC Ice Age (The earth was
colder)
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Muskox: Chauvet Cave
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Horses: Chauvet cave
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Cave Bear and Leopard Chauvet Cave
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Cave Lions: Chauvet Cave
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Wooly Rhino, Bison, Mammoth Chauvet Cave
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Running Bison and Fighting Rhinos Chauvet Cave
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Aurochs: Ancestor of all Cattle
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Mammoth
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Altamira, Spain 14,000 BC
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Altamira : High Point of Cave Art Highly DetailedDramatic
Action
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In 20,000 years, we have learned nothing! Pablo Picasso
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Saharan Rock Art 8,000 BC to 4,000 BC Saharan Desert 2010 AD
The Saharan 8,000 BC The Saharan was a Steppe (Savannah) in the Ice
Age.
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Neolithic Rock Art 8,000 BC- 2,000 BC People and domestic
animals appear
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Hippos: Tassili d Ajjer Saharan Desert
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Elephant: Libya
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Giraffes and Elephants Tassili d Ajjer
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Herding Domestic Cattle Tassili d Ajjer
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African villagers Tassili d Ajjer
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Tassili d Ajjer: Villagers, Jellyfish, Domestic Goat, Man
riding Camel
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Cave of Swimmers, Egypt
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Tassili d Ajjer: Herding Domestic Camels
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Southern African Rock Art 25,000 BC - Present The White Lady
(2,000 BC)The Dancers
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South Africa: Herd of Cattle
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South Africa: Domestic Cattle
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Aborigine Rock Art, Australia 30,000 BC - Present
StencilsPeople
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Aborigine: Kangaroos Aborigine painted characters from their
religion. Early style: pre 4,000 BC X-Ray style 4,000 BC-
Present