What Can Artifacts and Cave Paintings Tell Us about Early Man?

Thai Water BuffaloThis was found in Lopburi, and was thought to

have been made 2300 BC.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prehistoric_Thailand

Venus of Willendorf

This statue of a lady was found in 1908, but was created in

30,00 BC.

http://www.arden.com/theartifact/aprehist1/

Lascaux

• Lascaux is a cave in France.• It is in the southwest.• There are over 200 figures of various animals,

signs and men.• It was discovered in 1940 by 4 teenagers.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/lascauxcave-001a.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.dirtbrothers.org/college/introarchaeology002.html&usg=__vzVqLSlNgdM3EJcsT8snP9Admqo=&h=374&w=742&sz=44&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=MakNRKEsRZTZVM:&tbnh=110&tbnw=219&prev=/images%3Fq%3DMAp%2Bof%2Blascaux%2Bcaves%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2GPEA_enBB331%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D823%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=110&ei=2HEHTabBJYH-8Abp08TrDA&oei=2HEHTabBJYH-8Abp08TrDA&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=21&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:0&tx=147&ty=96

Man And Bird

Angry Bull

This is a Man, and he looks as if he is falling

This is a Birdie, perched on a stick. The species is unknown.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://etymonline.com/columns/Lascaux.jpg&imgrefurl=http://paintingphotofy.com/q/cave%2Bpainting%2Bbird/&usg=____CoS3sgZA1qnf8FMw-QFAAJPho=&h=250&w=240&sz=39&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=C6I4ZVYl1hqy-M:&tbnh=165&tbnw=163&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dman%2Band%2Bbird%2Blascaux%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX%26rlz%3D1R2GPEA_enBB331%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D823%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=328&ei=E3EHTeODKIP78Ab6-_ToAg&oei=E3EHTeODKIP78Ab6-_ToAg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:6,s:0&tx=125&ty=104

Unicorn

Unicorn, pushing animals towards the back off the cave

Another animal of some kind

The Horns of the unicorn

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.originsnet.org/upgallery1animals/images/m)lasxunicorn.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.originsnet.org/upgallery1animals/pages/m)lasxunicorn.htm&usg=__Ox28GWN1kXDVVvjL4IZzAjJqAXc=&h=317&w=500&sz=48&hl=en&start=0&zoom=1&tbnid=E4YiOLz3tpU63M:&tbnh=167&tbnw=223&prev=/images%3Fq%3DUnicorn%2Blascaux%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26rlz%3D1R2GPEA_enBB331%26biw%3D1259%26bih%3D823%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1&iact=rc&dur=187&ei=ZnAHTfyQIMH88AbujqnpAg&oei=ZnAHTfyQIMH88AbujqnpAg&esq=1&page=1&ndsp=20&ved=1t:429,r:13,s:0&tx=120&ty=91

If….

• If you ever happen to go to France, then take the time to visit Lascaux II, a replica of the real caves.

• ‘Although it cannot compare to the real thing, the replica caves are remarkable in their attention to detail.’ http://www.sacred-destinations.com/france/lascaux-caves